Postoperative Mediastinitis Due to Finegoldia magna with Negative Blood Cultures

Postoperative Mediastinitis Due to Finegoldia magna with Negative Blood Cultures

We report a case of Finegoldia magna (formerly known as Peptostreptococcus magnus) mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass in a 50-year-old patient. Even if staphylococci remain the main causative organism of postoperative mediastinitis, the responsibility of anaerobic bacteria must be consid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-12, Vol.47 (12), p.4180-4182
Hauptverfasser: Kernéis, Solen, Matta, Matta, Hoï, Annie Buu, Podglajen, Isabelle, Gutmann, Laurent, Novara, Ana, Latremouille, Christian, Mainardi, Jean-Luc
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Sprache:eng
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Anaerobiosis
Biological and medical sciences
Blood - microbiology
Case Reports
Coronary Artery Bypass - adverse effects
Culture Media
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Humans
Male
Mediastinitis - microbiology
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Peptostreptococcus - classification
Peptostreptococcus - growth & development
Peptostreptococcus - isolation & purification
Peptostreptococcus magnus
Postoperative Complications - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of Finegoldia magna (formerly known as Peptostreptococcus magnus) mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass in a 50-year-old patient. Even if staphylococci remain the main causative organism of postoperative mediastinitis, the responsibility of anaerobic bacteria must be considered in cases of fever and sternal drainage with negative blood cultures.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.01192-09