[A successfully repaired case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis in a girl with VSD].
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.
Nakashima
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Nihonkai Hospital, Japan.
Shimanuki
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Uchino
H
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Nakamura
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery