Diagnosis and treatment of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery.

Vandecasteele, S J; Boelaert, J R; Verrelst, P; Graulus, E; Gordts, B Z

Vandecasteele, S J; Boelaert, J R; Verrelst, P; Graulus, E; Gordts, B Z.

Affiliation

Vandecasteele SJ; Department of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Stefaan.Vandecasteele@uz.kuleuven.ac.be

Clin Infect Dis ; 35(7): 887-90, 2002 Oct 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12228828

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

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.

Subject(s)

Aspergillosis/diagnosis; Aspergillus flavus/isolation & purification; Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology; Thoracic Surgery; Aged; Aspergillosis/drug therapy; Aspergillosis/epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Surgical Wound Infection/drug therapy; Surgical Wound Infection/microbiology; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aspergillosis / Aspergillus flavus / Surgical Wound Infection / Thoracic Surgery Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2002 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium

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