Mycobacterium abscessus: A rare cause of vascular graft infection

Imran Umer; Satish Mocherla; Joseph Horvath; Suthep Arora; Yasir Ahmed

doi:10.3109/00365548.2014.943284

Mycobacterium abscessus: A rare cause of vascular graft infection

Imran Umer, Satish Mocherla, Joseph Horvath, Suthep Arora, Yasir Ahmed

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Abstract

Prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) following vascular reconstructive surgery is an uncommon but serious complication and is associated with high morbidity as well as mortality rate. Staphylococcal species are the most common organisms causing PVGI. Mycobacterium abscessus is a very rare cause of PVGI and poses a significant diagnostic and management dilemma. To the best of our knowledge, we report the third documented case of M. abscessus vascular graft infection that was diagnosed with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scan and treated successfully.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	813-816
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	46
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.943284
State	Published - Nov 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Femoral graft infection
Mycobacterial graft infection
Mycobacterium abscessus
Prosthetic vascular graft infection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Immunology and Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Mycobacterium abscessus: A rare cause of vascular graft infection

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