title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Medical Center, 530 First Ave, Suite 9-V, New York, NY 10016, USA. alfred.culliford@med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: Alfred T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Culliford
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends