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Vascular graft infection due to Pasteurella multocida

F Fourreau1, F Méchaï2, J Brossier3

  • 1Service de médecine interne, CHU Kremlin Bicêtre/Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris et Université Paris, Sud 78, rue du générale Leclerc, Le Kremlin Bicetre, 94270 France.

Springerplus
|January 12, 2016
PubMed
Abstract

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Vascular graft infections caused by Pasteurella multocida are rare. Successful treatment involved surgical graft replacement and a six-week antibiotic regimen, highlighting a potential management approach for this uncommon infection.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Vascular graft infections are uncommon but serious complications.
  • Pasteurella multocida, a Gram-negative bacillus, is a common animal oral commensal and a rare human pathogen.
  • This bacterium is infrequently associated with vascular graft infections.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the fourth case of vascular graft infection caused by Pasteurella multocida in the literature.
  • To describe the successful management of such an infection.

Main Methods:

  • Surgical intervention involving graft replacement.
  • A six-week course of bi-antibiotic therapy.

Main Results:

  • Successful treatment outcome achieved with the combined approach.
  • This case adds to the limited documented instances of P. multocida vascular graft infections.

Conclusions:

  • Pasteurella multocida vascular graft infections require prolonged treatment.
  • Initial intravenous antibiotic therapy followed by maintenance treatment may be necessary.
Keywords:
Graft infectionPasteurella multocidaVascular graft

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