Daptomycin for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis saphenectomy wound infection after coronary artery bypass graft operation (CABG): a case report

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Sep 11:4:47. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-4-47.

Abstract

We report a case of successful treatment of postoperative saphenectomy wound infection of the upper left leg with the antibiotic drug Daptomycin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Daptomycin / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Saphenous Vein / surgery*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology
  • Tissue and Organ Harvesting / adverse effects
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Daptomycin