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Table 1: Summary of previously reported cases of mediastinitis and sternoclavicular joint infection. |
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Authors |
Year |
Patients (n) |
Joint |
Treatment |
Comorbidity |
Isolated pathogen |
|
Pollack MS8 |
1990 |
3 |
Sternoclavicular |
|
|
S. aureus |
|
Tabib W, et al9 |
1996 |
1 |
Sternum |
Antibiotic + surgery |
|
|
|
Sonobe M, et al10 |
1999 |
1 |
Left sternoclavicular |
Antibiotic + surgery |
Diabetes mellitus |
S. aureus |
|
Dajer Fadel WL, et al11 |
2012 |
1 |
Right sternoclavivular |
Antibiotic + surgery |
Diabetes mellitus |
S. aureus and E. coli |