A successfully repaired case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis in a girl with VSD |
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| Authors: | Nakashima K Shimanuki T Uchino H Nakamura C |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Nihonkai Hospital, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | We report a successful case of active infective endocarditis due to Methicilin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A 2-year-old girl who had a ventricular septal defect (VSD) complained of persistent fever. Echocardiography showeda large vegetation on the tricuspid valve and a small VSD. She underwent vegetectomy, tricuspid valvoplasty and direct closure of VSD. Vancomycin treatment was also effective to abolish infection. She was discharged without any complication. |
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