Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal

Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal

The awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a pathogen in meningitis and bacteremia in immunosuppressed patients is high. We report a case of vascular graft infection due to Listeria monocytogenes as an example of a less well-known manifestation of listeriosis and focus on the possible treatment proc...

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Main Authors: Beate Tanner-Steinmann, Katia Boggian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/482815
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spelling doaj-4438ccb713f84df08c1adac16a9f291b2020-11-24T20:53:14ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/482815482815Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft RemovalBeate Tanner-Steinmann0Katia Boggian1Department of Infectious Diseases, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, 6000 Lucerne 16, SwitzerlandDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, 9000 St. Gallen, SwitzerlandThe awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a pathogen in meningitis and bacteremia in immunosuppressed patients is high. We report a case of vascular graft infection due to Listeria monocytogenes as an example of a less well-known manifestation of listeriosis and focus on the possible treatment procedures emphasizing a management with surgical debridement but preservation of the endograft, in contrast to the gold standard treatment of vascular graft infections which consists of a removal of the graft.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/482815
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Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal
Case Reports in Medicine
author_facet Beate Tanner-Steinmann
Katia Boggian
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title Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal
title_short Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal
title_full Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal
title_fullStr Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal
title_full_unstemmed Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal
title_sort vascular endograft infection with listeria monocytogenes reated with surgical debridement but without graft removal
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Medicine
issn 1687-9627
1687-9635
publishDate 2011-01-01
description The awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a pathogen in meningitis and bacteremia in immunosuppressed patients is high. We report a case of vascular graft infection due to Listeria monocytogenes as an example of a less well-known manifestation of listeriosis and focus on the possible treatment procedures emphasizing a management with surgical debridement but preservation of the endograft, in contrast to the gold standard treatment of vascular graft infections which consists of a removal of the graft.
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