Sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery: incidence and risk factors according to clinical presentation A. Lemaignen, G. Birgand, W. Ghodhbane, S. Alkhoder, I. Lolom, S. Belorgey, F.-X. Lescure, L. Armand-Lefevre, R. Raffoul, M.-P. Dilly, P. Nataf, J.C. Lucet Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 21, Issue 7, Pages 674.e11-674.e18 (July 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.03.025 Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flowchart. TAVI, transaortic valve implantation; PM, pacemaker; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; SSI, sternal site infection; CDC− SSI, superficial SSI without US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–defined criteria of mediastinitis; CDC+ SSI, SSI with CDC-defined criteria of mediastinitis; SSSI+, superficial SSI with positive blood culture; DSSI, deep anatomic SSI. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2015 21, 674.e11-674.e18DOI: (10.1016/j.cmi.2015.03.025) Copyright © 2015 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions