Free Flaps in Sternal Osteomyelitis After Median Sternotomy: A Center's 12-Year Experience
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DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761208
Abstract: Abstract Objective Adequate treatment of deep sternal wound infections (DSWIs) after open thoracic surgery still presents a major challenge. This study retrospectively analyzes the results of a single center's 12-year experience in treating DSWI, with… read more here.
Keywords: free flaps; year experience; center year; reconstruction ... See more keywords
Successful treatment of Aspergillus fumigatus sternal osteomyelitis with isavuconazole in a heart transplant recipient
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DOI: 10.1111/tid.13313
Abstract: A 65‐year‐old man was diagnosed with an invasive Aspergillus fumigatus infection with sternal osteomyelitis 4 months after heart transplantation. Unfortunately, after 8 weeks patient developed severe cutaneous and neurological toxicities induced by voriconazole leading to… read more here.
Keywords: aspergillus fumigatus; heart; treatment; recipient ... See more keywords
Candida auris Sternal Osteomyelitis in a Man from Kenya Visiting Australia, 2015
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2501.181321
Abstract: In Australia in 2015, Candida auris sternal osteomyelitis was diagnosed in a 65-year-old man with a history of intensive care treatment in Kenya in 2012 and without a history of cardiac surgery. The isolate was… read more here.
Keywords: auris sternal; man; candida auris; sternal osteomyelitis ... See more keywords
Sternal Osteomyelitis by Gordonia Bronchialis in an Immunocompetent Patient after Open Heart Surgery
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DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_125_18
Abstract: Gordonia is a catalase-positive, aerobic, nocardioform, Gram-positive staining actinomycete that also shows weak acid-fast staining. Several Gordonia species are commonly found in the soil. The bacterium has been isolated from the saliva of domesticated/wild dogs… read more here.
Keywords: patient; sternal osteomyelitis; gordonia; gordonia bronchialis ... See more keywords
Primary sternal osteomyelitis.
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DOI: 10.5546/aap.2022-01449.eng
Abstract: Primary sternal osteomyelitis is very rare in children, with less than 100 cases published to date. Its clinical presentation is often non-specific, which results in a diagnostic delay. Here we describe 2 new cases of… read more here.
Keywords: primary sternal; sternal osteomyelitis;