Successful Treatment of an Infected Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Artery Conduit

Jack G. Copeland; Clifford M. Morgan; David J. Sahn; Hugh D. Allen; Stanley J. Goldberg

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Successful Treatment of an Infected Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Artery Conduit

Jack G. Copeland, Clifford M. Morgan, David J. Sahn, Hugh D. Allen, Stanley J. Goldberg

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This case report discusses the successful surgical management of a Staphylococcus aureus infection in and around a Hancock porcine valved xenograft conduit. After 14 days of persistent septicemia on antibiotics, the patient underwent replacement of the conduit. He is currently doing well, without antibiotics.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	308-312
Number of pages	5
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	35
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-4975(10)61564-0
State	Published - 1983
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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