AUTHOR=Wang Zhaohui , Shi Yong , Chen Yu , Chen Lijun 

TITLE=Case Report: Deep sternal wound infection caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1538389

DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2025.1538389

ISSN=2297-055X

ABSTRACT=Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) caused by Mycoplasma hominis after cardiac surgery is very rare and easily overlooked. This paper reports the case of a patient with DSWI after cardiac surgery. The patient had an unexplained fever postoperatively. On the seventh day after surgery, the incision opened, and there was pus leakage. On the 11th day after surgery, the pus culture indicated Mycoplasma hominis infection. The patient was cured after treatment with omadacycline and secondary surgery.