Daptomycin as a possible new treatment option for surgical management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery

ISSN
1749-8090
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Popov, Aron-Frederik
Schmitto, Jan Dieter
Coskun, Kasim Oguz
Mokashi, Suyog A.
Wiese, Christoph Hermann
DOI
10.1186/1749-8090-5-57
Abstract
We present a case of a 77-year old female who had undergone a coronary artery bypass grafting with an aortic valve replacement and developed three month later a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sternal wound infection which was successful treated with Daptomycin combined with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC).