Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal

Publication

Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal

Journal Paper/Review - Jun 27, 2011

Tanner-Steinmann Beate, Boggian Katia

Citation

Tanner-Steinmann B, Boggian K. Vascular Endograft Infection with Listeria monocytogenes reated with Surgical Debridement but without Graft Removal. Case Report Med 2011; 2011:482815.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Case Report Med 2011; 2011

Publication Date

Jun 27, 2011

Issn Electronic

1687-9635

Pages

482815

Brief description/objective

The awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a pathogen in meningitis and bacteremia in immunosuppressed patients is high. We report a case of vascular graft infection due to Listeria monocytogenes as an example of a less well-known manifestation of listeriosis and focus on the possible treatment procedures emphasizing a management with surgical debridement but preservation of the endograft, in contrast to the gold standard treatment of vascular graft infections which consists of a removal of the graft.