Non-surgical management of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia-related mediastinitis
Mediastinitis is a rare but severe infection with a high mortality rate.Chronic antimicrobial therapy can be an effective strategy in high surgical risk patients.The present case demonstrates good tolerability of lifelong antibiotic therapy.
Authors
- C Vignati
- Gianfranco Dedivitiis
- Maria Elisabetta Mancini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-8466)
- Antonella Pietragalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6232-0323)
- Piergiuseppe Agostoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-6382)
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino (IT)
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2024_004899
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39