Plate, Andreas; Kohl, Thomas A; Keller, Peter M; Majer, Sabine; Fulchini, Rosamaria; Strahm, Carol; Medugno, Cristoforo; Rancic, Zoran; Husmann, Lars; Sax, Hugo; Niemann, Stefan; Hasse, Barbara (2018). Aortic endograft infection with Mycobacterium chimaera and Granulicatella adiacens, Switzerland, 2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(9):1700-1704.
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.
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.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Medical Microbiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Nuclear Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Infectious Diseases |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Health Sciences > Epidemiology
Health Sciences > Microbiology (medical) Health Sciences > Infectious Diseases |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Microbiology (medical), Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Granulicatella adiacens ; Mycobacterium chimaera ; Switzerland ; abdominal aortic endograft infection ; bacteria ; cardiac surgery outbreak ; nontuberculous mycobacteria ; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria ; whole genome sequencing |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 17 September 2018 |
| Deposited On: | 22 Aug 2018 14:40 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2022 13:37 |
| Publisher: | U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
| OA Status: | Gold |
| Free access at: | PubMed ID. An embargo period may apply. |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.180247 |
| PubMed ID: | 30028666 |
Plate, Andreas