title: Daptomycin for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis saphenectomy wound infection after coronary artery bypass graft operation (CABG): a case report.
abstract: We report a case of successful treatment of postoperative saphenectomy wound infection of the upper left leg with the antibiotic drug Daptomycin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic-, Cardiac- and Vascular Surgery, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany. schmitto@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: Jan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schmitto
authors.forename: Aron F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: Samuel T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Sossalla
authors.forename: Kasim O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Suyog A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mokashi
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wintner
authors.forename: Friedrich A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Schoendube
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin