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Candida spp. Deep Sternal Wound Infections: A Consequence of Antibiotic use?
McNeil, Thomas; Coats, Joanna; Daniel, Santhosh; Gordon, David.
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  • McNeil T; Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Coats J; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Daniel S; Infection Prevention and Control Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • Gordon D; Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Open Forum Infect Dis ; 11(4): ofae157, 2024 Apr.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38595953
ABSTRACT
A cluster of deep sternal wound infections caused by Candida spp. occurred at our institution. Investigation did not disclose a common environmental source. We postulate that broad-spectrum antibiotic surgical prophylaxis and liberal use of antibiotics contributed to these infections.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: United States
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: United States