Aortic Endograft Infection with Mycobacterium chimaera and Granulicatella adiacens, Switzerland, 2014 Article Swipe
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Andreas Plate
,
Thomas A. Kohl
,
Peter M. Keller
,
Sabine Majer
,
Rosamaria Fulchini
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Carol Strahm
,
Cristoforo Medugno
,
Zoran Rančić
,
Lars Husmann
,
Hugo Sax
,
Stefan Niemann
,
Barbara Hasse
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· 2018
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.180247
· OA: W2884896857
YOU?
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· 2018
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.180247
· OA: W2884896857
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.
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