sternal osteomyelitis following cardiac surgery: Case report and literature review.

Background: Sternal osteomyelitis caused by spp is uncommon in cardiac surgery patients requiring sternotomy.

Case Presentation: We report a 77-year-old male with a history of poorly controlled diabetes who was diagnosed with sternal osteomyelitis, three months following an uneventful coronary artery bypass surgery. He underwent multiple debridement surgeries and was treated with voriconazole.

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia mortality across country income groups: A secondary analysis of a systematic review.

Objectives: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a common infection worldwide. We compared SAB mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) versus high-income countries (HIC) in a meta-analysis.

Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from 1991-2021 and included observational, single-country studies on patients with positive blood cultures for S.