A Delayed Case of Sternal Wound Infection after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
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Here I represent a rare case of deep sternal wound infection due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus which occurred beyond twelve months after the Coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The nationwide incidence rate of sternal surgical site infection has decreased significantly in recent years. With the decreasing sternal surgical site infection rate, question I addressed from this case report is why this patient developed a late sternal SSI.
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