Aspergillus mediastinitis in a post-operative immunocompetent child

We describe the case of an immunocompetent 2-month-old child with obstructed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous circulation (TAPVC) and severe pulmonary artery hypertension, who underwent TAPVC repair through median sternotomy and developed post-operative mediastinitis due to Aspergillus flavus.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - November 4, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Anand Kumar Mishra Vidur Bansal Gradlin Roy Vikram Halder Parakritii Gupta Arunaloke Chakrabarti Source Type: research