Relapsing infective endocarditis following closure of ventricular septal defect

An 8-year-old boy who had undergone Dacron patch closure of a ventricular septal defect 5 years earlier, was admitted with relapsing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis and lung abscesses. Echocardiography indicated vegetation attached to the tricuspid valve and the Da...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2012-02, Vol.20 (1), p.58-60
Hauptverfasser:	Sai, Sadahiro, Adachi, Osamu, Saiki, Yoshikatsu, Konishi, Akinobu, Tabayashi, Koichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aortic Valve - surgery Child Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - surgery Humans Male Methicillin Resistance - immunology Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity Pericardium - surgery Recurrence Staphylococcal Infections - complications Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis Staphylococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging Tricuspid Valve - surgery Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	An 8-year-old boy who had undergone Dacron patch closure of a ventricular septal defect 5 years earlier, was admitted with relapsing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis and lung abscesses. Echocardiography indicated vegetation attached to the tricuspid valve and the Dacron patch. The infected patch was replaced with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium. He was discharged uneventfully and has been well for 4 years, without signs of infection.
ISSN:	0218-4923 1816-5370
DOI:	10.1177/0218492311421451