Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)-Instill(®) with continuous irrigation for the treatment of Mycoplasma hominis mediastinitis

Karaca, Saziye; Kalangos, Afksendiyos

doi:10.1111/iwj.12234

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English

Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)-Instill(®) with continuous irrigation for the treatment of Mycoplasma hominis mediastinitis

ContributorsKaraca, Saziye; Kalangos, Afksendiyos

Published inInternational wound journal, vol. 12, no. 5, p. 595-597

Publication date2015

Abstract

A 56-year-old patient who underwent ascending aorta replacement postoperatively developed mediastinitis with atypical Mycoplasma hominis. We present the first successful treatment of M. hominis mediastinitis after cardiac surgery with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)-Instill(®) therapy combined with dilute antiseptic irrigation for bacterial eradication.

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire (105)

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KARACA, Saziye, KALANGOS, Afksendiyos. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)-Instill(®) with continuous irrigation for the treatment of Mycoplasma hominis mediastinitis. In: International wound journal, 2015, vol. 12, n° 5, p. 595–597. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12234

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PID : unige:75856
DOI : 10.1111/iwj.12234
PMID : 24684727

Journal ISSN1742-4801

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