First evidence of sternal wound biofilm following cardiac surgery.

First evidence of sternal wound biofilm following cardiac surgery.

Management of deep sternal wound infection (SWI), a serious complication after cardiac surgery with high morbidity and mortality incidence, requires invasive procedures such as, debridement with primary closure or myocutaneous flap reconstruction along with use of broad spectrum antibiotics. The pur...

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Main Authors: Haytham Elgharably, Ethan Mann, Hamdy Awad, Kasturi Ganesh, Piya Das Ghatak, Gayle Gordillo, Chittoor B Sai-Sudhakar, Sashwati Roy, Daniel J Wozniak, Chandan K Sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3731358?pdf=render

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