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Case Reports
. 2019 Sep 4;6(9):ofz235.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz235. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections and the Potential Role for Dalbavancin: A Case Report

Jessica Howard-Anderson  1 , Stephanie M Pouch  1 , Mary Elizabeth Sexton  1 , Aneesh K Mehta  1 , Andrew L Smith  2 , George M Lyon 3rd  1 , Rachel Friedman-Moraco  1
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Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections and the Potential Role for Dalbavancin: A Case Report

Jessica Howard-Anderson et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Left ventricular assist device infections (LVADIs) are common but challenging to treat, often requiring prolonged courses of intravenous antibiotics. Dalbavancin could have a role in treating patients with chronic LVADIs given its less frequent dosing requirements. Here, we illustrate a case in which dalbavancin was used as suppressive therapy for an LVADI for greater than 7 months.

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; dalbavancin; left ventricular assist devices.

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Figure 1.
Timeline of Significant Events. MRSA indicates methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
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