• Title of article

    Heart Transplantation in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection

  • Author/Authors

    Christof Schmid، نويسنده , , G. Michael Schneider، نويسنده , , Christian Etz، نويسنده , , Hans H. Scheld، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    1820
  • To page
    1821
  • Abstract
    We report a patient who underwent implantation of a DeBakey left-ventricular assist device and developed a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus drive line infection on postoperative day 304. The patient was forwarded to urgent heart transplantation with a successful outcome.
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Record number

    608095