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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2020; 08(05): 148-151
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715088
Case Report

Endovascular Graft Infection by Neisseria meningitidis: A Rare but Fatal Infection

Ana Lopez-Marco 
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Satya Das
2   Department of Microbiology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Robert Serafino-Wani
2   Department of Microbiology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Sadasivam Selvakumar
3   Department of Vascular Surgery, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom
,
Benjamin Adams 
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Aung Oo 
1   Department of Cardiac Surgery, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Endovascular graft infection is a rare but challenging complication that requires a tailored approach to remove the infected graft and restore the arterial circulation combined with long-term antibiotic therapy. We present a case surgically treated with explant of the graft and reconstruction of the thoracoabdominal aorta. Microbiological investigation revealed growth of Neisseria meningitidis, which is extremely rare in this location, and to our knowledge, has not been previously published in the literature.

Keywords

infrarenal aneurysm - EVAR - infection - thoracoabdominal - meningococcal disease


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 24. Januar 2020

Angenommen: 11. Juni 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
23. Dezember 2020

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