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Clin Infect Dis
; 35(7): 887-90, 2002 Oct 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12228828
RESUMO
We report the clinical data for 9 patients affected during an outbreak of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery. In 7 patients, the infection had a locally invasive character, with 3 of these patients having multiple relapses; 2 patients had fulminant mediastinitis and died. Most patients received combined surgical and medical treatment.