title: Treatment of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection with daptomycin.
abstract: We describe a case of 83-year-old man who was admitted to our department for treatment of recurrent device-pocket infections. Our report shows that in a case of high-risk patient with a complicated cardiac implantable electric devices infection involving multidrug-resistent gram-positive pathogen, the application of daptomycin in combination with staged surgical therapy can be efficient and safe.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
authors: Ahmad F
authors: AF
authors: Jebran
authors: Aron F
authors: AF
authors: Popov
authors: Dieter
authors: D
authors: Zenker
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Bireta
authors: Direndra
authors: D
authors: Rajaruthnam
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Friedrich
authors: Friedrich A
authors: FA
authors: Schoendube
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000382:microbiology*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D041162:Staphylococcus haemolyticus / Q000187:drug effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017576:Daptomycin