Table 2 Presentation of patients with post-cardiac surgery fungal mediastinitis
From: Post-cardiac surgery fungal mediastinitis: clinical features, pathogens and outcome
Presentation of mediastinitis | N (%) |
|---|---|
Clinical signs | |
Local signs (inflammatory/purulent sternotomy) | 20 (50) |
Fever (temperature > 38°5C) | 5 (13) |
Septic shock | 7 (18) |
Biological signs | |
Biological inflammatory syndrome (WBC > 12 G/L) | 7 (18) |
Positive mediastinal culture | 15 (38) |
Radiological signs | |
Mediastinal collection on CT-scan | 7 (18) |