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Occult Bacteraemia and Aortic Graft Infection : A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Joint Authors
Thomas, S.
Newton, Pippa J.
Cockcroft, A.
Trautt, E.
Ghosh, J.
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a case of late-onset aortic prosthetic vascular graft infection.
We stress the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for any patient presenting with fever on the background of in situ prosthetic material.
We present the difficulties in managing these extremely complicated, often life and limb threatening infections and suggest that a multidisciplinary team approach, involving specialist centre referral, may be key to success.
We highlight the difficulties in diagnosing late-onset PVGI, where presentation can be subacute with subtle signs and confusing microbiology.
In this case the presentation was pyrexia of unknown origin with multiple positive blood cultures isolating a variety of gut-associated organisms; a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Trautt, E.& Thomas, S.& Ghosh, J.& Newton, Pippa J.& Cockcroft, A.. 2013. Occult Bacteraemia and Aortic Graft Infection : A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Trautt, E.…[et al.]. Occult Bacteraemia and Aortic Graft Infection : A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Trautt, E.& Thomas, S.& Ghosh, J.& Newton, Pippa J.& Cockcroft, A.. Occult Bacteraemia and Aortic Graft Infection : A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512215
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512215