title: [Wound infection after carotid artery endarterectomy caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Carotid endarterectomy is a safe and reliable surgical procedure to treat the narrowing of the internal carotid artery greater than 70%. One of the most serious complications of surgical wound after endarterectomy is an infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) which is accompanied with high morbidity and mortality.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 62-year-old woman developed a graft infection caused by MRSA after a carotid endarterectomy with synthetic graft placement. Two years after unsuccessful antibiotic and local wound treatment, we replaced the infected graft by an autologous saphenous vein conduit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The case suggests that only by aggressive surgical approach with replacement of infected graft a successful outcome can be achieved in such a rare but potentially fatal post-operative complication.
authors.forename: Petar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: Slobodan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanasković
authors.forename: Predrag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matić
authors.forename: Srdjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babić
authors.forename: Dragoslav
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nenezić
authors.forename: Predrag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ilijevski
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vucurević
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*