Vol 68, No 8 (2010)
Chorzy trudni typowi
Published online: 2010-08-21
Staphylococcal sepsis due to ventricular septal defect patch infection 14 years after its closure
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79644
Kardiol Pol 2010;68(8):938-940.
Abstract
We report the case of a 17 year-old girl who developed sepsis due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccocus Epidermidis
(MRSE) infection of Dacron patch 14 years after ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure and 4 years after pacemaker implantation.
Although MRSE grew in many cultures taken and proper antibiotic regimen was administered, no improvement in
patient’s clinical status was observed. Disseminated intravascular coagulation and multi-organ failure developed. An operation,
at which perforated Dacron VSD-patch was replaced with a new Gore-Tex one, was performed by cardiac surgery
team. The patient’s clinical status improved immediately after the procedure. The girl remained well 12 months after discharge.
Kardiol Pol 2010; 68, 8: 938-940
Kardiol Pol 2010; 68, 8: 938-940
Keywords: endocarditissepsisventricular septal defect