Endogenously acquired deep sternal wound infection after congenital cardiac surgery.
A 10-month-old child from the Middle East received complete correction for tetralogy of Fallot. Despite an initially uneventful postoperative course, he developed severe deep sternal wound infection after 7 days. This complication was endogenously acquired caused by a resistant and rarely present in Europe, Streptococcus pneumonia. Following surgical debridement, betadine rinsing for 3 days and with a course of specific antibiotic therapy, the patient was discharged in good health.
Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Herzzentrum, Universität Leipzig, Strumpellstrasse 39 Leipzig 04289, Germany. walt@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
Thomas
T
Walther
Martin
M
Elliott