Enterobacter Mediastinitis following Cardiac Surgery

Eight cases of sternal/mediastinal infection due to Enterobacter species were seen in postoperative cardiac patients during 1980 to 1981. The attack rate was 14.5% (8/55), compared to 3.7% (2/54) for an identical period in 1979 to 1980 (p

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Published in:Infection control : IC 1985-03, Vol.6 (3), p.115-119
Main Authors: Palmer, Darwin L., Kuritsky, Joel N., Lapham, Sandra C., King, Rosalie M., Akl, Bechara F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects
Cephalosporins
Cephalosporins - therapeutic use
Coronary artery bypass
Debridement
Disease Outbreaks - epidemiology
Dosage
Enterobacter
Enterobacter - drug effects
Enterobacter - isolation & purification
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - etiology
Humans
Infections
Male
Mediastinitis
Mediastinitis - etiology
Middle Aged
New Mexico
Nursing
Postoperative Complications - microbiology
Prospective Studies
Skin
Surgical specialties
Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control
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Summary:Eight cases of sternal/mediastinal infection due to Enterobacter species were seen in postoperative cardiac patients during 1980 to 1981. The attack rate was 14.5% (8/55), compared to 3.7% (2/54) for an identical period in 1979 to 1980 (p
ISSN:0195-9417
2327-9451
DOI:10.1017/S0195941700062780