Chronic infection of the costal cartilages after thoracic surgical procedures.

Aged Candida albicans Candidiasis/etiology Coronary Disease/surgery Debridement Escherichia coli Infections/etiology Female Heart Valve Diseases/surgery Humans Intubation/adverse effects Male Mediastinal Cyst/surgery Middle Aged Neomycin/therapeutic use Oxacillin/therapeutic use Postoperative Complications Ribs Staphylococcal Infections/etiology Sternum Streptococcal Infections/etiology Sutures/adverse effects Thoracic Surgery Thorax/surgery Tietze's Syndrome/drug therapy,etiology,surgery

Neomycin Oxacillin