Aspergillus mediastinitis after cardiac surgery | Zendy

Marie-Josée Caballero | Zendy; Nicolas Mongardon | Zendy; Hakim Haouache | Zendy; Dominique Vodovar | Zendy; Issam Ben Ayed | Zendy; Lauriane Auvergne | Zendy; Marie-Line Hillion | Zendy; Françoise Botterel | Zendy; Gilles Dhonneur | Zendy

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Aspergillus mediastinitis after cardiac surgery

Author(s) -

Marie-Josée Caballero,

Nicolas Mongardon,

Hakim Haouache,

Dominique Vodovar,

Issam Ben Ayed,

Lauriane Auvergne,

Marie-Line Hillion,

Françoise Botterel,

Gilles Dhonneur

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.01.014

Subject(s) - mediastinitis , voriconazole , medicine , caspofungin , cardiac surgery , surgery , aspergillus fumigatus , aspergillosis , cardiothoracic surgery , amphotericin b , complication , antifungal , dermatology , immunology

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 of which had an extremely poor outcome.

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