“…Bacteremia which occurs during septoplasty is always transient and generally does not lead to severe outcomes [14,15]. Nevertheless, serious complications, such as sepsis, toxic shock syndrome, staphylococcal endocarditis, meningitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, or even brain abscess formation have been reported [16][17][18][19][20][21]. Usually these infections are seen in at-risk patients, such as those with cardiac diseases, immunodeficiency, and immunocompromised diseases [22,23].…”