Common Bacteria Resisting Heart Surgery Antibiotics, Study Warns

Researchers have discovered a worrying prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in sternal wound infections following heart surgery. The finding signals a need for hospitals to reconsider infection prevention protocols and antibiotic selection strategies, potentially affecting treatment costs and patient outcomes across cardiac care programs.

Originaltitel: Letter: High Prevalence of Heterogeneously Glycopeptide-Intermediate Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in Sternal Wounds in ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY, vol 60, issue 8, pp 5097-5098