Proteus Mediastinitis Causing Fatal Pseudoaneurysm following Aortic Valve Replacement

We report an unusual case of Gram-negative mediastinitis following aortic valve replacement via median sternotomy. The patient presented two months after surgery following a urinary tract infection in septic shock with a discharging sternal wound and blood cultures positive for Proteus mirabilis. Im...

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Main Authors: Nazir, Sarfraz, Jeffery, John, Tenovici, Alexandra-Alice, D'Costa, Horace
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863516/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24369472
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/920327
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