Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or Alone Antibiotherapy? Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Mediastinitis in a Rat Model

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In the post-sternotomy mediastinitis patients, Staphylococcus aureus is the pathogenic microorganism encountered most often. In our study, we aimed to determine the efficacy of antibiotic treatment with vancomycin and tigecycline, alone or in combination with hyperbaric oxygen...

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Main Authors: Tolga Kurt, Ahmet Vural, Ahmet Temiz, Ersan Ozbudak, Ali Umit Yener, Suzan Sacar, Mustafa Sacar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2015-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382015000500538&lng=en&tlng=en