Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of mediastinitis include positive confirmation of organisms found upon sternal culture during chest surgery or fine needle aspiration of the mediastinum including Staphylococcus aureus and Histoplasma capsulatum.
Mediastinitis laboratory findings
Mediastinitis diagnostic criteria
Hemoptysis laboratory findings
Mediastinitis physical examination
Tracheitis laboratory findings
Mediastinitis chest x ray
Lung abscess laboratory findings
Lung abscess physical examination