title: Postoperative mediastinitis due to Finegoldia magna with negative blood cultures.
abstract: We report a case of Finegoldia magna (formerly known as Peptostreptococcus magnus) mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass in a 50-year-old patient. Even if staphylococci remain the main causative organism of postoperative mediastinitis, the responsibility of anaerobic bacteria must be considered in cases of fever and sternal drainage with negative blood cultures.
authors.affiliation: AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Microbiologie, Paris, France. solen.kerneis@cch.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Solen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kernéis
authors.forename: Matta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matta
authors.forename: Annie Buu
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hoï
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Podglajen
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutmann
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novara
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Latremouille
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mainardi
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003470:Culture Media; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media