title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, VAMC, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA. eddie.hoover@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Eddie L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Hoover
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy*; D014618:Vacuum