Pediatric case of MRSA right-sided infective endocarditis with septic pulmonary embolism successfully treated by daptomycin in combination with gentamicin and rifampin

Zakaria Jalal; Fabrice Camou; François Roubertie; Xavier Iriart; Jean-Benoit Thambo

doi:10.3233/JPI-130391

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Table of Contents

J Pediatr Infect Dis 2013; 08(03): 139-142
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-130391

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Pediatric case of MRSA right-sided infective endocarditis with septic pulmonary embolism successfully treated by daptomycin in combination with gentamicin and rifampin

Authors

Zakaria Jalal

^aDepartment of Congenital Heart Diseases, Bordeaux University Hospital, Avenue Magellan, Pessac, France
Fabrice Camou

^bDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Bordeaux University Hospital, Avenue Magellan, Pessac, France
François Roubertie

^cDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bordeaux University Hospital, Avenue Magellan, Pessac, France
Xavier Iriart

^aDepartment of Congenital Heart Diseases, Bordeaux University Hospital, Avenue Magellan, Pessac, France
Jean-Benoit Thambo

^aDepartment of Congenital Heart Diseases, Bordeaux University Hospital, Avenue Magellan, Pessac, France

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Abstract

We report a case of a 12 year old child with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and right-sided MRSA endocarditis complicated by pulmonary septic emboli. The patients was treated successfully with daptomycin in combination with gentamicin and rifampin, followed by surgery to excise the vegetation and close the VSD.

Keywords

Endocarditis - daptomycin - MRSA - congenital heart disease

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