Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2021.03.018 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Mediastinitis caused by an NDM-1 Escherichia coli in a child with Dacron Sano shunt after pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect surgery treated with combination of aztreonam-avibactam.
Int J Antimicrob Agents
October 2024
Paediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Woman, Child and Adolescent Health, Geneva University Hospitals, and Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Article Synopsis
- - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales are rising in frequency, leading to hospital-acquired infections like postoperative mediastinitis.
- - A case study details a 13-month-old boy with DiGeorge syndrome who developed this infection from an Escherichia coli strain producing NDM-1 carbapenemase.
- - The boy was treated successfully with surgery and a combination of antibiotics over 6 weeks, showing positive recovery without any relapses in a follow-up period of 10 weeks.
Microorganisms isolated in patients with post-cardiac surgery mediastinitis at a cardiology hospital of Mexico City.
Gac Med Mex
March 2023
Epidemiological Surveillance Coordination. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
Introduction: Mediastinitis after cardiovascular surgery gives rise to prolonged hospital stay and increased medical care costs, and is associated with high in-hospital mortality.
Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with post-surgical mediastinitis, including the isolated microorganisms, resistance profile, and in-hospital survival.
Methods: Cross-sectional study of patients with bacteriologically-confirmed post-surgical mediastinitis cared for at a cardiology hospital in Mexico City between January 2017 and March 2019.
Brachiocephalic to left brachial vein thrombotic vasculitis accompanying mediastinal pancreatic fistula: A case report.
World J Clin Cases
November 2022
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
Background: Pancreatitis is a severe inflammatory pancreatic disease commonly due to bile duct stones or excessive alcohol usage, with clinical manifestations of abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and fluid collections. Healthy persons with less symptomatic pancreatitis are quite rare. Herein, we report a case of a patient with an undetermined onset of pancreatitis mimicking left arm cellulitis due to thrombotic vasculitis of the brachiocephalic vein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMediastinal mixed germ cell tumor with purulent pericarditis and empyema caused by : A rare case report.
J Cardiol Cases
September 2022
Cardiology Department, Tishreen University Hospital, Latakia, Syria.
Unlabelled: Mixed germ cell tumors are rare tumors that are located mainly in the gonads and occasionally in extra-gonadal locations. Purulent pericarditis is a rare disease in the presence of antibiotic treatment. We present a case about the association of these two rare conditions in a 29-year-old male patient presenting with tamponade with a subsequent diagnosis of mediastinal mixed germ cell tumor and purulent pericarditis with empyema caused by .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of post-operative development of mediastinitis in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: A single-center experience.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
January 2022
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Acibadem Adana Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate mediastinitis cases developed after isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery performed by median sternotomy to determine the causative microorganisms, risk factors, and clinical features.
Methods: Between March 2009 and December 2018, a total of 44 patients (32 males and 12 females; mean age 62.84±6.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!