Successful management of a mediastinum abscess with sternum destruction caused by MSSA bloodstream infection

Abstract Background Multiple deep organ abscesses associated with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SAB) have a high mortality rate, requiring rapid removal or drainage of infective foci with long-term appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Cases in which infective foci cannot be completely r...

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Main Authors: Hironobu Wada, Yuki Shina, Toshiko Kamata, Fumihiro Ishibashi, Hajime Tamura, Masahiro Toriumi, Kyoichi Matsuzaki, Shigetoshi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2022-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01440-7
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