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Blood culture-positive infections in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. 酒精性肝炎患者血培养阳性感染
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-12-01 Epub Date: 2014-10-07 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.951682
Pernille Glahn Wernlund, Sidsel Støy, Lars Lemming, Hendrik Vilstrup, Thomas Damgaard Sandahl
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引用次数: 11
Delayed HIV diagnosis common in Sweden, 2003-2010. 2003-2010年瑞典常见的延迟HIV诊断。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-12-01 Epub Date: 2014-10-07 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.953575
Katarina Widgren, Helena Skar, Torsten Berglund, Anna-Maria Kling, Anders Tegnell, Jan Albert
{"title":"Delayed HIV diagnosis common in Sweden, 2003-2010.","authors":"Katarina Widgren,&nbsp;Helena Skar,&nbsp;Torsten Berglund,&nbsp;Anna-Maria Kling,&nbsp;Anders Tegnell,&nbsp;Jan Albert","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.953575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.953575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Early diagnosis of HIV is important for the prognosis of individual patients, because antiretroviral treatment can be started at the appropriate time, and for public health, because transmission can be prevented.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected from 767 HIV patients who were diagnosed in Sweden during 2003-2010 and were infected in Sweden or born in Sweden and infected abroad. A recent infection testing algorithm (RITA) was applied to BED-EIA test results (OD-n < 0.8), CD4 counts (≥ 200 cells/μl), and clinical information. A recent infection classification was used as indicator for early diagnosis. Time trends in early diagnosis were investigated to detect population changes in HIV testing behavior. Patients with early diagnosis were compared to patients with delayed diagnosis with respect to age, gender, transmission route, and country of infection (Sweden or abroad).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Early diagnosis was observed in 271 patients (35%). There was no statistically significant time trend in the yearly percentage of patients with early diagnosis in the entire study group (p = 0.836) or in subgroups. Early diagnosis was significantly more common in men who have sex men (MSM) (45%) than in heterosexuals (21%) and injecting drug users (27%) (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively) in both univariate and multivariable analyses. The only other factor that remained associated with early diagnosis in multivariable analysis was young age group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Approximately one-third of the study patients were diagnosed early with no significant change over time. Delayed HIV diagnosis is a considerable problem in Sweden, which does not appear to diminish.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.953575","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32726550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 18
Efficacy and safety of switching to raltegravir plus atazanavir dual therapy in pretreated HIV-1-infected patients over 144 weeks: a cohort study. 转换为雷替格拉韦加阿扎那韦双药治疗144周以上hiv -1感染患者的疗效和安全性:一项队列研究
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-12-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-17 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.947318
Pierre Gantner, Christine Koeppel, Marialuisa Partisani, Marie-Laure Batard, Claudine Bernard-Henry, Christine Cheneau, Erik De Mautort, Michele Priester, Patrice Muret, Charlotte Sueur, Samira Fafi-Kremer, David Rey
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of switching to raltegravir plus atazanavir dual therapy in pretreated HIV-1-infected patients over 144 weeks: a cohort study.","authors":"Pierre Gantner,&nbsp;Christine Koeppel,&nbsp;Marialuisa Partisani,&nbsp;Marie-Laure Batard,&nbsp;Claudine Bernard-Henry,&nbsp;Christine Cheneau,&nbsp;Erik De Mautort,&nbsp;Michele Priester,&nbsp;Patrice Muret,&nbsp;Charlotte Sueur,&nbsp;Samira Fafi-Kremer,&nbsp;David Rey","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.947318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.947318","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To decrease drug burden among HIV-1-positive adults, we need a new gold standard for antiretroviral therapy maintenance strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study aimed to assess efficacy in maintenance strategy of atazanavir (ATV) and raltegravir (RAL) dual therapy. The proportion of patients with HIV-1 RNA < 40 copies/ml at specific time points was recorded. Immunological response, safety, and pharmacokinetics were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 39 patients were switched to a RAL/ATV (n = 32) or RAL/ATV plus ritonavir (n = 7) regimen. Almost all patients (95%) received RAL twice daily. Most patients (70%) received a 400 mg ATV dosing per day, once (26%) or twice daily (44%). The percentages of virological success at weeks 24, 48, 96, and 144 were 92% (95% confidence interval (CI), 83-10), 86% (95% CI, 74-98), 70% (95% CI, 52-88), and 63% (95% CI, 42-84), respectively. Overall, 12 (31%) patients stopped dual therapy: 7 patients because of adverse events, mostly clinical myositis (n = 3). Confirmed virological failure occurred in three patients; two of them developed RAL resistance patterns. A significant increase in the CD4+/CD8 + T-cell ratio was observed at week 48 (p < 0.005). Only grade 1-2 adverse events were observed. Trough plasma levels presented a wide variability. Suggested trough concentrations were achieved in 79% and 94% of patients for ATV and RAL, respectively. An unboosted 400 mg per day ATV dosing seemed to be appropriate, regarding the targeted levels achieved and the lack of grade 3 or 4 hyperbilirubinemia.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrated, on a 3-year follow-up, the efficacy and safety of RAL plus ATV maintenance dual therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.947318","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32674789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 8
Alternative diagnosis in the putative ventilator-associated pneumonia patient not meeting lavage-based diagnostic criteria. 不符合洗脑诊断标准的疑似呼吸机相关肺炎患者的替代诊断。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-12-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-19 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.953576
Rik J Schoemakers, Ronny Schnabel, Guy J Oudhuis, Catharina F M Linssen, Walther N K A van Mook, Annelies Verbon, Dennis C J J Bergmans
{"title":"Alternative diagnosis in the putative ventilator-associated pneumonia patient not meeting lavage-based diagnostic criteria.","authors":"Rik J Schoemakers,&nbsp;Ronny Schnabel,&nbsp;Guy J Oudhuis,&nbsp;Catharina F M Linssen,&nbsp;Walther N K A van Mook,&nbsp;Annelies Verbon,&nbsp;Dennis C J J Bergmans","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.953576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.953576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The clinical picture of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) can be mimicked by other infectious and non-infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the alternative diagnoses and to develop a diagnostic flow chart for patients suspected of having VAP not meeting the diagnostic broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) criteria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adult intensive care patients with a clinical suspicion of VAP and negative BAL results were included. The clinical suspicion of VAP was based on the combination of clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria. BAL was considered positive if cell differentiation revealed ≥ 2% cells with intracellular organisms and/or quantitative culture results of ≥ 10(4) cfu/ml. The most likely alternative diagnosis of fever and pulmonary densities was retrospectively determined by two authors independently.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all, 110 of 207 patients with suspected VAP did not meet the diagnostic BAL criteria and required further diagnostic evaluation. In 67 patients an alternative diagnosis for fever could be found. In 51 patients an alternative diagnosis of both fever and pulmonary densities could be established. In almost 40% of patients no alternative diagnosis could be provided. Non-bacterial pneumonia was diagnosed in 10 patients with Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) as the most common pathogen. In eight patients non-infectious pneumonitis was diagnosed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Due to the wide range of alternative diagnoses and applied tests the diagnostic work-up proved to be necessarily individualized and guided by repeated clinical assessment. The most frequently found alternative diagnoses were viral pneumonia and non-infectious pneumonitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.953576","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32682061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
Comparison of the FilmArray assay and in-house real-time PCR for detection of respiratory infection. FilmArray法与室内实时荧光定量PCR检测呼吸道感染的比较。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-12-01 Epub Date: 2014-10-07 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.951681
Maria E Andersson, Sigvard Olofsson, Magnus Lindh
{"title":"Comparison of the FilmArray assay and in-house real-time PCR for detection of respiratory infection.","authors":"Maria E Andersson,&nbsp;Sigvard Olofsson,&nbsp;Magnus Lindh","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.951681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.951681","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recently, molecular methods capable of detecting almost all microbial agents that may cause acute respiratory infection have been introduced. The FilmArray Respiratory Panel assay, which integrates nucleic acid extraction, nested amplification and detection in a reaction pouch preloaded with all reagents required for detection of 17 viruses and 3 bacteria, was compared with an in-house real-time PCR that detects these agents in 8 parallel amplifications. When 128 clinical samples representing 18 of these agents were analysed by both assays the agreement was excellent, with kappa values ranging between 0.54 and 1.0. Discordances were mainly observed for adenovirus, but not when version 1.7 of FilmArray was used. The results show that these assays detect a wide range of pathogens with similar performance. FilmArray provides results after approximately 1 h, including ≈ 5 min hands-on time, and does not require advanced equipment or expertise in molecular diagnostics, making it a useful point-of-care-test for acute respiratory infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.951681","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32723801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 50
Clinical presentations and outcomes of influenza infection among hematology/oncology patients from a single cancer center: pandemic and post-pandemic seasons. 单一癌症中心血液学/肿瘤学患者流感感染的临床表现和结果:大流行和大流行后季节
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-08-19 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.943282
Mustafa Saad, Wail Hayajneh, Sawsan Mubarak, Ibraheem Yousef, Hazem Awad, Wafa Elbjeirami, Rawad Rihani
{"title":"Clinical presentations and outcomes of influenza infection among hematology/oncology patients from a single cancer center: pandemic and post-pandemic seasons.","authors":"Mustafa Saad,&nbsp;Wail Hayajneh,&nbsp;Sawsan Mubarak,&nbsp;Ibraheem Yousef,&nbsp;Hazem Awad,&nbsp;Wafa Elbjeirami,&nbsp;Rawad Rihani","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.943282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.943282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Influenza can cause severe infection in hematology/oncology patients. The occurrence of the 2009 pandemic represented an opportunity to study the impact of influenza on such patients in pandemic and post-pandemic seasons.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed medical records of hematology/oncology patients who had laboratory-confirmed influenza infection during the 2009 pandemic and the first post-pandemic seasons. We assessed influenza-related outcomes in both seasons with emphasis on the development of pneumonia and mortality. We also analyzed factors associated with poor outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 350 patients; 207 were diagnosed in the pandemic and 143 in the post-pandemic seasons. Influenza severity was similar in both seasons with no significant differences in the development of pneumonia or death. Infection with the pH1N1 virus was associated with the development of pneumonia (24.7% vs 14.9%, p = 0.029) but did not affect mortality. A multivariate analysis showed that initiation of antiviral treatment after > 48 h, healthcare acquisition of influenza, and low albumin were independent risk factors for the development of pneumonia (p values 0.022, 0.003, and < 0.0001, respectively). A log-rank test showed increased mortality in patients who received therapy > 48 h after onset of symptoms (p = 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In hematology/oncology patients, influenza was as severe in the post-pandemic as in the pandemic season. Pneumonia developed more commonly in patients infected with pH1N1 virus. Healthcare acquisition of infection and low albumin were associated with the development of pneumonia. Delayed initiation of antiviral treatment was associated with both pneumonia and mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.943282","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32594643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 10
First report of isolation of Mycobacterium canariasense from hospital water supplies. 医院供水中分离加那利分枝杆菌首例报道。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-09-22 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.951683
Davood Azadi, Ramin Dibaj, Mahnaz Pourchangiz, Abass Daei-Naser, Hasan Shojaei
{"title":"First report of isolation of Mycobacterium canariasense from hospital water supplies.","authors":"Davood Azadi,&nbsp;Ramin Dibaj,&nbsp;Mahnaz Pourchangiz,&nbsp;Abass Daei-Naser,&nbsp;Hasan Shojaei","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.951683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.951683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mycobacterium canariasense was first isolated as a novel species in 2004 from clinical specimens in Spain. Since then there have only been a few additional reports from Spain, the USA, and Lebanon on the isolation of this rare species from clinical specimens. We herein present the first report on isolation of this organism from hospital water, which provides evidence for determining the natural habitat of this rare species. The water samples were collected from hospital departments and cultured on Löwenstein-Jensen and Sauton's media. The isolates, i.e. WP5, WP20, and AW2-3, were subjected to identification by conventional and molecular tests including sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA. The water isolates revealed phenotypic and molecular features consistent with M. canariasense including a genus-specific amplicon of the hsp65 gene and 100% similarities with those of M. canariasense CIP: 107998(T) 16S rRNA gene sequences. The current report might be of value in tracing the probable source of infection in patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.951683","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32687222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 9
Murine typhus in elderly patients: a prospective study of 49 patients. 老年鼠斑疹伤寒49例的前瞻性研究。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-08-14 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.943283
Constantinos Tsioutis, George Chaliotis, Sofia Kokkini, Stephanos Doukakis, Yannis Tselentis, Anna Psaroulaki, Achilleas Gikas
{"title":"Murine typhus in elderly patients: a prospective study of 49 patients.","authors":"Constantinos Tsioutis,&nbsp;George Chaliotis,&nbsp;Sofia Kokkini,&nbsp;Stephanos Doukakis,&nbsp;Yannis Tselentis,&nbsp;Anna Psaroulaki,&nbsp;Achilleas Gikas","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.943283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.943283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The characteristics of Rickettsia typhi infection in elderly patients have not been extensively described in the literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a prospective study on murine typhus in patients > 65 years old in two endemic areas of Greece.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-nine elderly patients were analyzed, including 30 (61.2%) males. The clinical triad of fever (100% of patients), headache (83.7%), and rash (73.5%), occurred in 63% of patients, whereas malaise (85.7%), anorexia (65.3%), and myalgia (59.2%) were also common. Frequent laboratory findings were transaminasemia (89.8%), lactate dehydrogenase elevation (65.3%), hematuria (55.1%), thrombocytopenia (53.1%), anemia (51%), leucopenia (40.8%), and mild hyponatremia (23.5%). Complications developed in 16 patients (32.7%); no deaths were recorded.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The main clinical and laboratory characteristics of murine typhus are similar in elderly and younger adults. However, elderly patients have a more severe clinical picture, evidenced by a higher complication rate and longer duration of fever, even with appropriate treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first study to focus on murine typhus in a geriatric population.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.943283","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32582068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 18
Echinocandin-induced eosinophilia: a case report. 棘白菌素所致嗜酸性粒细胞增多1例。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-08-14 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.938692
Nathalie G Chua, Yvonne P Zhou, Pushpalatha B Lingegowda, Andrea L Kwa, Winnie Lee
{"title":"Echinocandin-induced eosinophilia: a case report.","authors":"Nathalie G Chua,&nbsp;Yvonne P Zhou,&nbsp;Pushpalatha B Lingegowda,&nbsp;Andrea L Kwa,&nbsp;Winnie Lee","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.938692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.938692","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drug-induced eosinophilia is difficult to diagnose. Severe organ damage can occur if it is left untreated. Presently, caspofungin is the only echinocandin that has been reported to cause eosinophilia. A patient who developed eosinophilia after exposure to caspofungin and re-challenge with anidulafungin is presented. Eosinophilia resolved upon discontinuation of both drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.938692","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32581569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Mycobacterium abscessus: a rare cause of vascular graft infection. 脓肿分枝杆菌:一种罕见的血管移植物感染的原因。
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2014-11-01 Epub Date: 2014-08-19 DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.943284
Imran Umer, Satish Mocherla, Joseph Horvath, Suthep Arora, Yasir Ahmed
{"title":"Mycobacterium abscessus: a rare cause of vascular graft infection.","authors":"Imran Umer,&nbsp;Satish Mocherla,&nbsp;Joseph Horvath,&nbsp;Suthep Arora,&nbsp;Yasir Ahmed","doi":"10.3109/00365548.2014.943284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548.2014.943284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>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.</p>","PeriodicalId":21541,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/00365548.2014.943284","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32595148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 10
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