Transposition of greater omentum in deep sternal wound infection caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci, with differing clinical course for MRSA and MRSE

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-24

  Danner, B C ^a   Zenker, D ^a   Didilis, V N ^a   Grossmann, M ^a   Stojanovic, T ^a   Seipelt, R ^a   Tirilomis, T ^a   Schondube F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardiovascular surgery; deep sternal wound infection; MRSA; omentum; thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GREATER OMENTUM TRANSPOSITION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; OMENTUM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751515832     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: 14391902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250373     Document Type: Article

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