Schweizer, Tiziano A; Shambat, Srikanth Mairpady; Haunreiter, Vanina Dengler; Mestres, Carlos A; Weber, Alberto; Maisano, Francesco; Zinkernagel, Annelies S; Hasse, Barbara (2020). Polyester vascular graft material and risk for intracavitary thoracic vascular graft infection. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(10):2448-2452.
Prosthetic vascular graft infections of the thoracic aorta are rare but can be fatal. Our comparison of collagen- and gelatin-coated grafts showed that collagen-coated grafts were associated with increased biofilm formation and bacterial adherence in vitro and with higher rates of perioperative vascular graft infections in vivo.
Prosthetic vascular graft infections of the thoracic aorta are rare but can be fatal. Our comparison of collagen- and gelatin-coated grafts showed that collagen-coated grafts were associated with increased biofilm formation and bacterial adherence in vitro and with higher rates of perioperative vascular graft infections in vivo.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
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: | Prosthetic vascular graft infection; VASGRA; bacteria; biofilm; coating; collagen-coated; gelatin-coated; polyester |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 26 October 2020 |
| Deposited On: | 26 Oct 2020 17:39 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2023 01:44 |
| 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/eid2610.191711 |
| PubMed ID: | 32946737 |
Schweizer, Tiziano A