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
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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