Post-cardiac surgery fungal mediastinitis: clinical features, pathogens and outcome

Post-cardiac surgery fungal mediastinitis: clinical features, pathogens and outcome

Abstract Objectives The occurrence of mediastinitis after cardiac surgery remains a rare and severe complication associated with poor outcomes. Whereas bacterial mediastinitis have been largely described, little is known about their fungal etiologies. We report incidence, characteristics and outcome...

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Main Authors: Geoffroy Hariri, Mathieu Genoud, Vincent Bruckert, Samuel Chosidow, Emmanuel Guérot, Antoine Kimmoun, Nicolas Nesseler, Emmanuel Besnier, Fabrice Daviaud, David Lagier, Julien Imbault, David Grimaldi, Adrien Bouglé, Nicolas Mongardon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
Mediastinitis
Nosocomial infection
Healthcare-associated infection
Fungus
Candida
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04277-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04277-6

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