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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1109
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: CARDIOVASCULAR

Invited commentary

^a Department of Infectious Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA

e-mail: mossads@ccf.org

	Introduction

 
Surgical site infection after cardiac operation is a major cause of morbidity and potential mortality. Numerous studies were done to elucidate the microbiology, risk factors, and management of this complication. Tegnell and colleagues concentrated their observation on deep sternal wound infections (SWI) caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS). They nicely outlined the clinical presentation and potential risk factors for this type of infection. Other organisms that should be included in the differential diagnosis . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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