title: Sternal osteomyelitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus following cardiac surgery: Case and review.
abstract: Postsurgical sternal wound infection is a serious post-operative complication of cardiac surgery. Aspergillus infection of the sternum is extremely rare. We describe a case of sternal infection due to Aspergillus in an immunocompetent patient following aortic valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, USA ; Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Kingsley A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Asare
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Maximillian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jahng
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, USA ; Division of Pathology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pincus
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, USA ; Division of Pathology, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Massie
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, USA ; Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Aspergillus; Case report; Invasive aspergillosis; Sternal osteomyelitis infection