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Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after median sternotomy: clinical utility of blood culture results in the identification of postoperative mediastinitis.

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Fowler, VG; Kaye, KS; Simel, DL; Cabell, CH; McClachlan, D; Smith, PK; Levin, S; Sexton, DJ; Reller, LB; Corey, GR; Oddone, EZ
Published in: Circulation
July 8, 2003

BACKGROUND: Mediastinitis is a complication of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) that can be difficult to diagnose. This study evaluated the utility of blood culture results in identifying patients with mediastinitis. METHODS AND RESULTS: All unique patients undergoing CABG at our institution over a 60-month study period (n=5500) and all blood cultures performed on these patients

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Circulation

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EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

July 8, 2003

Volume

108

Issue

1

Start / End Page

73 / 78

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sternum
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Sample Size
  • Prospective Studies
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Postoperative Complications
  • North Carolina
  • Mediastinitis
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
 

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Fowler, V. G., Kaye, K. S., Simel, D. L., Cabell, C. H., McClachlan, D., Smith, P. K., … Oddone, E. Z. (2003). Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after median sternotomy: clinical utility of blood culture results in the identification of postoperative mediastinitis. Circulation, 108(1), 73–78. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000079105.65762.DB
Fowler, Vance G., Keith S. Kaye, David L. Simel, Christopher H. Cabell, Douglas McClachlan, Peter K. Smith, Scott Levin, et al. “Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after median sternotomy: clinical utility of blood culture results in the identification of postoperative mediastinitis.Circulation 108, no. 1 (July 8, 2003): 73–78. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000079105.65762.DB.
Fowler VG, Kaye KS, Simel DL, Cabell CH, McClachlan D, Smith PK, et al. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after median sternotomy: clinical utility of blood culture results in the identification of postoperative mediastinitis. Circulation. 2003 Jul 8;108(1):73–8.
Fowler, Vance G., et al. “Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after median sternotomy: clinical utility of blood culture results in the identification of postoperative mediastinitis.Circulation, vol. 108, no. 1, July 2003, pp. 73–78. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000079105.65762.DB.
Fowler VG, Kaye KS, Simel DL, Cabell CH, McClachlan D, Smith PK, Levin S, Sexton DJ, Reller LB, Corey GR, Oddone EZ. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after median sternotomy: clinical utility of blood culture results in the identification of postoperative mediastinitis. Circulation. 2003 Jul 8;108(1):73–78.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

July 8, 2003

Volume

108

Issue

1

Start / End Page

73 / 78

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sternum
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Sample Size
  • Prospective Studies
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Postoperative Complications
  • North Carolina
  • Mediastinitis
  • Male
  • Logistic Models