Late presentation of a deep sternal wound infection and left breast abscess

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 23, Issue , 2014, Pages S23-S25

  Mustafa, A ^a   Carr, C ^a   Alkhafagi, S ^a   Mughal, N ^a   Omer, M ^a   Alkhulaifi, A ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy; Sternal Wound Infection; Surgical Debridement

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STERNUM; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ABSCESS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BREAST DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897577624     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2014.23.Sup2b.S23     Document Type: Review

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