Open Reduction Internal Fixation Poststernotomy Mediastinitis

Table 2

Different organisms were grown in the sternal wounds with the most common being of the Staphylococcus species.

Organisms	Number of patients (%)
Staphylococcus species	7 (47%)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus	1 (7%)
Clostridium	2 (13%)
Proteus	2 (13%)
E. coli	2 (13%)
Fungi	1 (7%)