Presence of Endocarditis on the Patch in the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Successful Treated with Daptomycin
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
We present a rare case of endocartitis on the patch in the left ventricular outflow, in a 42 year-old man patient that had undergone surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot and definitive closure with Dacron patch of a ventricular septal defect and, after 21 years, aortic valve replacement with mechanical valve, for the presence of severe aortic regurgitation, Blood cultures demonstrated the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated on the LV face of the previous Dacron patch the presence of pathological vegetation, with complete resolution after Daptomycin.
Authors and Affiliations
Quirino Ciampi, Chiara Manicardi, Bruno Villari
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- DOI 10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/14166
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