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Original Source: Daptomycin as successful treatment for a refractory case of prosthetic valve endocarditis because of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
We report on an intravenous drug user who presented with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis of a prosthetic tricuspid valve, with a 4-cm vegetation refractory to standard antibiotic treatment. The patient responded to intravenous daptomycin therapy clinically and microbiologically, despite an absence of surgical intervention.
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MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a family of bacteria with resistance to one or more major antibiotics. There are currently 17 different strains of MRSA. Two particular strains,...
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Early Daptomycin Use May Help in MRSA Bacteremia
Early daptomycin use may improve outcomes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia when the vancomycin minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) is above 1 mcg/L. Reuters Health...
New Expandable Prosthetic Valves For Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital have successfully implanted a modified version of a expandable prosthetic heart valve in several children with mitral valve disease. Unlike traditional prostheti...
Surgeons pilot expandable prosthetic valves for congenital heart disease
(Medical Xpress)—Surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital have successfully implanted a modified version of an expandable prosthetic heart valve in several children with mitral valve disease. Unlike t...
On-X Life announces release of heart valve, suture system
On-X Life Technologies has released the On-X Aortic Prosthetic Valve with Anatomic Sewing Ring, a prosthetic device made of a -More-
Boston Children's surgeons pilot expandable prosthetic valves for congenital heart disease
(Boston Children's Hospital) Surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital have successfully implanted a modified version of an expandable prosthetic heart valve in several children with mitral valve disease...
Prosthetic heart valve from On-X Life wins FDA nod
The FDA has given On-X Life Technologies the go-ahead to sell a prosthetic heart valve designed to protect the aortic annulus -More-
Microbiological Molecular Assay Analyses Heart Valve Tissue
Positive heart valve culture is a major criterion for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, but is poorly sensitive compared...
On-X Life wins FDA nod for aortic prosthetic valve with anatomic sewing ring
On-X Life Technologies has gained US marketing rights to its new On-X aortic prosthetic valve with anatomic sewing ring, following the regulatory approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
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We report on an intravenous drug user who presented with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis of a prosthetic tricuspid valve, with a 4-cm vegetation refractory to s...
Extensive, devastating prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. Case Report.
In this report, we present a case of a 68-year-old male who developed extensive, devastating prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) several months following aortic valve replacement with a tissue valve S...
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus Capitis: Report of 4 Cases.
ABSTRACT: Although Staphylococcus capitis is considered to be a rare causative organism for prosthetic valve endocarditis, we report 4 such cases that were encountered at our hospital over the past 2...
Brucella glomerulonephritis and prosthetic valve endocarditis: a case report.
Although brucellosis is an endemic disease in Mediterranean countries, there are few reported cases of Brucella endocarditis and glomerulonephritis. We report a case of Brucella prosthetic mitral valv...
A patient with multiple leaks caused by active mitral prosthetic valve endocarditis with an annular abscess underwent repeat mitral valve replacement. To secure the new mitral prosthesis, sutures were...
