Diagnosis and treatment of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery
| Autor: | P. Verrelst, E. Graulus, B. Z. Gordts, Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, J. R. Boelaert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Male medicine.medical_specialty Fulminant Aspergillus flavus Aspergillosis Disease Outbreaks medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection Mycosis Aged biology business.industry Thoracic Surgery Surgical wound Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Mediastinitis Surgery Cardiac surgery Infectious Diseases Treatment Outcome Female Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 35(7) |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 |
| Popis: | We report the clinical data for 9 patients affected during an outbreak of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. In 7 patients, the infection had a locally invasive character, with 3 of these patients having multiple relapses; 2 patients had fulminant mediastinitis and died. Most patients received combined surgical and medical treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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