Myocardial infarction complicated by myocardial rupture and Bacteroides sepsis.
A patient in whom a myocardial rupture complicated recent myocardial infarction was found to have cardiac and systemic Bacteroides sepsis; he had just completed a course of steroids. Surgical repair of the cardiac rupture, mediastinal irrigation with povidone-iodine, and broad-spectrum antibiotics resulted in the patient's recovery.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents