title: Fulminant mediastinitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae following cardiac surgery: report of a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Maroto
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aguado
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Carrascal
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cortina
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rufilanchas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*