Nosocomial Aspergillus flavus wound infections following cardiac surgery.
In this report we describe three cases of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infection following cardiac surgery. All three cases occurred in a 3-month period coinciding with hospital renovation activities. The patients were successfully treated with combined surgical and medical therapy.
Florio
Maurizio
M
Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Scienze Biochimiche, Sezione di Clinica delle Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Marroni
Massimo
M
Morosi
Sabrina
S
Stagni
Giuliano
G
D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001231:Aspergillus flavus; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*