Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery

Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery is very rare and easily overlooked. This paper reports the case of a patient with DSWI after cardiac surgery. The patient had an unexplained fever postoperatively. On the seventh day after surgery, the incision op...

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Main Authors: Zhaohui Wang, Yong Shi, Yu Chen, Lijun Chen
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1538389/full
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description Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery is very rare and easily overlooked. This paper reports the case of a patient with DSWI after cardiac surgery. The patient had an unexplained fever postoperatively. On the seventh day after surgery, the incision opened, and there was pus leakage. On the 11th day after surgery, the pus culture indicated Mycoplasma hominis infection. The patient was cured after treatment with omadacycline and secondary surgery.
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spelling doaj-art-8dce975b41824bf49411cdd2a2c00dbe2025-08-20T01:50:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine2297-055X2025-05-011210.3389/fcvm.2025.15383891538389Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgeryZhaohui Wang0Yong Shi1Yu Chen2Lijun Chen3Department of Department of Cardiac Surgery, Affiliated Dong Yang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dong Yang, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Department of Cardiac Surgery, Affiliated Dong Yang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dong Yang, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Ultrasonography, Affiliated Dong Yang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dong Yang, Zhejiang, ChinaDepartment of Department of Cardiac Surgery, Affiliated Dong Yang Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Dong Yang, Zhejiang, ChinaDeep sternal wound infection (DSWI) caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery is very rare and easily overlooked. This paper reports the case of a patient with DSWI after cardiac surgery. The patient had an unexplained fever postoperatively. On the seventh day after surgery, the incision opened, and there was pus leakage. On the 11th day after surgery, the pus culture indicated Mycoplasma hominis infection. The patient was cured after treatment with omadacycline and secondary surgery.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1538389/fullMycoplasma hominisdeep mediastinitiscardiac surgeryomadacyclineDSWI
spellingShingle Zhaohui Wang
Yong Shi
Yu Chen
Lijun Chen
Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Mycoplasma hominis
deep mediastinitis
cardiac surgery
omadacycline
DSWI
title Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery
title_full Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery
title_fullStr Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery
title_full_unstemmed Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery
title_short Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery
title_sort case report deep sternal wound infection caused by mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery
topic Mycoplasma hominis
deep mediastinitis
cardiac surgery
omadacycline
DSWI
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1538389/full
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