Postoperative mediastinitis due to Finegoldia magna with negative blood cultures.
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.
Kernéis
Solen
S
AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Microbiologie, Paris, France. solen.kerneis@cch.aphp.fr
Matta
Matta
M
Hoï
Annie Buu
AB
Podglajen
Isabelle
I
Gutmann
Laurent
L
Novara
Ana
A
Latremouille
Christian
C
Mainardi
Jean-Luc
JL
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*
D003470:Culture Media