Successful heart transplantation in patients with total artificial heart infections.

Sarah Taimur Timothy F SullivanMennakshi RanaGopi PatelJulie RoldanKimberly AshleySean PinneyAnelechi AnyanwuShirish Huprikar

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2017)

TAH infection is frequently associated with BSI and mediastinitis and Staphylococcus was the most common pathogen. A multimodal approach of appropriate pre- and post-HT antimicrobial therapy, surgical drainage, and heart transplantation with radical mediastinal debridement was successful in curing infection.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
ultrasound guided
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
pain management
biofilm formation
candida albicans