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

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

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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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Author Gordon Ralph Corey Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Author Vance Garrison Fowler Jr. Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Author David Lee Simel Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Author Peter Kent Smith Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Author Daniel John Sexton Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Author Lyman Barth Reller Pathology

Author Eugene Zaverio Oddone Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Published In

Circulation

DOI

10.1161/01.CIR.0000079105.65762.DB

EISSN

1524-4539

Publication Date

July 8, 2003

Volume

108

Issue

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.