[Mediastinitis after endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration].

CONCLUSION: This episode of Streptococcus constellatus mediastinitis was a complication of the EBUS-TBNA procedure. The operating channel of the bronchoscope had probably been contaminated when aspirating the oral cavity secretions with subsequent needle contamination and a direct bacterial inoculation during the transbronchial mediastinal puncture. The severity of such a complication justifies a medical consultation in cases of fever or chest pain following an EBUS-TBNA procedure. PMID: 28927679 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revue des Maladies Respiratoires - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Rev Mal Respir Source Type: research