First Evidence of Sternal Wound Biofilm following Cardiac Surgery

Management of deep sternal wound infection (SWI), a serious complication after cardiac surgery with high morbidity and mortality incidence, requires invasive procedures such as, debridement with primary closure or myocutaneous flap reconstruction along with use of broad spectrum antibiotics. The pur...

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Main Authors: Elgharably, Haytham, Mann, Ethan, Awad, Hamdy, Ganesh, Kasturi, Ghatak, Piya Das, Gordillo, Gayle, Sai-Sudhakar, Chittoor B., Roy, Sashwati, Wozniak, Daniel J., Sen, Chandan K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3731358/