Published in:
01-05-2006
Conservative Treatment of an Early Aortic Graft Infection Due to Acinetobacter baumanii
Authors:
Timothy D. Pencavel, MBBS, Gurpreet Singh-Ranger, MBBS, FRCS, James N. Crinnion, MD, FRCS
Published in:
Annals of Vascular Surgery
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Issue 3/2006
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Abstract
Acute infection of an aortic graft is a devastating complication. While resection of the infected prosthesis and extra-anatomic bypass is the established treatment, this carries a high mortality. We describe a case of early aortic graft infection with the unusual organism Acinetobacter baumanii, which was eradicated by a combination of surgical drainage and antibiotics, allowing preservation of the graft. The patient remains well 30 months later.