Postoperative mediastinitis due to Finegoldia magna with negative blood cultures

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Dec;47(12):4180-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01192-09. Epub 2009 Oct 7.

Abstract

We report a case of Finegoldia magna (formerly known as Peptostreptococcus magnus) mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass in a 50-year-old patient. Even if staphylococci remain the main causative organism of postoperative mediastinitis, the responsibility of anaerobic bacteria must be considered in cases of fever and sternal drainage with negative blood cultures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anaerobiosis
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Culture Media
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinitis / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peptostreptococcus* / classification
  • Peptostreptococcus* / growth & development
  • Peptostreptococcus* / isolation & purification
  • Postoperative Complications / microbiology*

Substances

  • Culture Media