title: Prevention and management of sternal wound infections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: harold.l.lazar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Harold L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Thomas Vander
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Salm
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Engelman
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orgill
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D056346:Sternotomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: guidelines; prevention; sternal wound infection; treatment