title: Primary sternal osteomyelitis and septicaemia due to Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Primary sternal osteomyelitis is rare in these recent decades. Only scattered cases have been reported, most of them in intravenous drug users. We report the case of an 88-y-old woman who presented a primary sternal infection due to Staphylococcus aureus associated with secondary septicaemia. The only predisposing factor was radiotherapy for a malignant tumour of the right mammary gland 20 y ago. Diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic management are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Laënnec, Creil, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mofredj
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leibinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masmoudi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents