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Exceptional association of two species of bacteria causing mediastinitis: Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) and Aggregatibacter aphrophilus (A. aphrophilus)

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background Post cardiac surgery mediastinitis is the major infectious complication, despite the development of surgical techniques and the application of strict preventive measures. The Haemophilus influenzae mediastinitis is very rare. The mediastinitis
Badia Belarj, Souhail Dahraoui, Leila Rar, Noureddine Atmani, Mohammed Frikh, Yassine Ben Lahlou, Adil Maleb, Abdelhay Lemnouer, Mahdi Ait Houssa, Abdelatif Boulahya, Mostafa Elouennass   +10 more
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis caused by Streptococcus constellatus in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis is a severe infection of the mediastinum. This syndrome manifests as fever and chest pain following cough and sputum production. A 49-year-old woman presented with fever and a 14-day history of pneumonia.
Rui-hai Ye, Junchao Yang, Hui-hua Hong, Yuanyuan Mao, Yuan-hong Zhu, Yu Cao, Zhen Wang   +6 more
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Mediastinitis after aorto-coronary bypass surgery [PDF]

, 1997
OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors in 60 cases of mediastinitis amongst 2512 patients (2.3%) subjected to isolated coronary bypass surgery from March 1988 through December 1995, treated by a closed irrigation/drainage system.
Antunes, MJ, Antunes, PE, Bernardo, JE, Eugénio, L, Oliveira, JF   +4 more
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Aggressive and progressive fibrosing mediastinitis involving the thoracic spine mimicking malignancy: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2019
Fibrosing mediastinitis is an uncommon benign disorder in which a chronic inflammatory reaction results in diffuse fibrosis of the mediastinum, potentially compromising the airways, great vessels and other mediastinal structures.
Hee Kang, MD, PhD, Min Jung Jung, MD, PhD   +1 more
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Aspergillus mediastinitis after cardiac surgery

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background: Mediastinitis is a serious complication after cardiac surgery. While bacteria are the more common pathogens, fungal infections are rare. In particular, several cases of postoperative Aspergillus mediastinitis have been reported, the majority ...
Marie-Josée Caballero, Nicolas Mongardon, Hakim Haouache, Dominique Vodovar, Issam Ben Ayed, Lauriane Auvergne, Marie-Line Hillion, Françoise Botterel, Gilles Dhonneur   +8 more
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Pancreatic enzymatic mediastinitis followed by total gastrectomy with splenectomy: report of two cases

Surgical Case Reports, 2021
Background Acute mediastinitis is a rare disease that rapidly progresses with a high mortality rate. Its most common cause is direct injury of the mediastinum, including iatrogenic causes such as cardiac surgery or upper endoscopy.
Yoko Zaitsu, Takashi Nishizaki, Takuma Izumi, Daisuke Taniguchi, Yuichiro Kajiwara, Yumi Oshiro, Kazuhito Minami   +6 more
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis: minimally invasive thoracic surgical treatment [PDF]

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: To report a case series of patients with descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) who were treated with minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Daud, Danilo Félix, Hasimoto, Fábio Nishida, Imaeda, Carlos Jogi, Leao, Luiz Eduardo Villaca, Melo, Cromwell Barbosa de Carvalho, Sarmento, Petrúcio Abrantes   +5 more
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Risk-prediction for postoperative major morbidity in coronary surgery [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: Analysis of major perioperative morbidity has become an important factor in assessment of quality of patient care. We have conducted a prospective study of a large population of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), to ...
Antunes, MJ, Antunes, PE, Oliveira, JF
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Immediate Debridement and Reconstruction with a Pectoralis Major Muscle Flap for Poststernotomy Mediastinitis [PDF]

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012
Background Poststernotomy mediastinitis is a rare, but life-threatening complication, thus early diagnosis and proper management is essential for poststernotomy mediastinitis. The main treatment for mediastinitis is aggressive debridement.
Yu Jin Jang, Myong Chul Park, Dong Ha Park, Hyoseob Lim, Joo Hyoung Kim, Il Jae Lee   +5 more
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A case of Candida mediastinitis after dental extraction

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Acute mediastinitis is a serious infection involving the connective mediastinal tissue in the interpleural spaces and other thoracic structures. Candida albicans mediastinitis is a rare clinical entity associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Parisa Badiee, Abdolvahab Alborzi, Farimah Farhoudi   +2 more
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