Abstract
The presence of resistant pathogens in the lower airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is not an absolute contraindication for lung transplantation. We describe a case in which a patient with CF died as a result of an anastomotic dehiscence, ischemia, and infection with linezolidresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. We review infection issues during the postlung-transplant period and related anastomotic dehiscence in CF.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1746-1750 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Respiratory Care |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| State | Published - Dec 2010 |
Keywords
- Airway-pressure-release ventilation
- Anastamosis
- Anastomotic failure
- Anastomotic ischemia
- Cf
- Cystic fibrosis
- Dehiscence
- Linezolid
- Lung transplantation
- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
- Mrsa
- Resistant
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine