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Successful treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) mediastinitis in a heart transplant recipient |
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| Authors: | Miralem Pasic Raymond Schaffarczyk Roland Hetzer |
| Institution: | Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353, Berlin, Germany |
| Abstract: | We report on the first case of successfully treated severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) mediastinitis after heart transplantation. The therapy consisted of wrapping of the heart with the transposed greater omentum, 4-week local irrigation and prolonged aggressive antibiotic therapy with vancomycin and linezolid. |
| Keywords: | Heart and lung transplantation Mediastinitis |
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