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INFECTION
Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 575-578Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-011-0141-5
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Deep sternal wound infection; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Healthcare-associated infection; Pasteurella multocida; Surgical site infection
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Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative bacterium recovered from a wide variety of wild and domestic animals and has mostly been associated with infection following animal bites. We present the first reported case of a patient who developed a postoperative sternal wound infection due to P. multocida complicated by bloodstream infection. The outcome was favorable following surgical debridement and antimicrobial therapy. We also review the literature regarding P. multocida postoperative wound infections.
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