title: Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)-Instill(®) with continuous irrigation for the treatment of Mycoplasma hominis mediastinitis.
abstract: A 56-year-old patient who underwent ascending aorta replacement postoperatively developed mediastinitis with atypical Mycoplasma hominis. We present the first successful treatment of M. hominis mediastinitis after cardiac surgery with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)-Instill(®) therapy combined with dilute antiseptic irrigation for bacterial eradication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Saziye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karaca
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Afksendiyos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalangos
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Cardiac surgery; Mycoplasma hominis; VAC-Instill®