Investigation of Mediastinitis Due to Coagulase‐Negative Staphylococci After Cardiothoracic Surgery

Six cases of coagulase‐negative staphylococcal mediastinitis were identified in the latter half of 1999. A new preoperative cleansing solution was suspected by hospital staff to be a factor in the outbreak. We evaluated this possible risk factor along with other known and suspected surgical site inf...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2006-03, Vol.27 (3), p.305-307
Main Authors: Van Kerkhove, Maria D., Parsonnet, Julie, Weingart, Michal, Tompkins, Lucy S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Coagulase - adverse effects
Coagulase - isolation & purification
CONCISE COMMUNICATION
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Flora
Heart Diseases - surgery
Humans
Infections
Male
Mediastinitis
Mediastinitis - etiology
Mediastinitis - microbiology
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Nursing
Operating rooms
Pathogens
Postoperative Complications
Predisposing factors
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Skin
Skin - microbiology
Surgeons
Surgical procedures
Surgical specialties
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Six cases of coagulase‐negative staphylococcal mediastinitis were identified in the latter half of 1999. A new preoperative cleansing solution was suspected by hospital staff to be a factor in the outbreak. We evaluated this possible risk factor along with other known and suspected surgical site infection risk factors in this case‐control study.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/503176