Abstract
We describe an aortic endograft infection caused by Mycobacterium chimaera and Granulicatella adiacens, successfully treated with prolonged antimicrobial drug therapy after complete explantation of the infected endoprosthesis and extra-anatomical reconstruction. Whole-genome sequencing analysis did not indicate a close relationship to bacterial strains known to cause infections after cardiac surgery.
Keywords:
Granulicatella adiacens; Mycobacterium chimaera; Switzerland; abdominal aortic endograft infection; bacteria; cardiac surgery outbreak; nontuberculous mycobacteria; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria; whole genome sequencing.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Aorta, Abdominal
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Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / diagnosis*
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / drug therapy
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology
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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / isolation & purification*
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
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Postoperative Complications / microbiology
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
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Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology