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PATHOGENS
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Coagulase negative Staphylococci
- Gram-negative bacteria, e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli
- Salmonella spp.
- Streptococci and Enterococci
- Anaerobes rarely associated, more frequent with aortic grafts (and polymicrobial).
- Prevalence of prosthetic vascular graft infection pathogens:
- Staphylococci: ~35% of infections; S. aureus more likely early and coagulase-negative staphylococci more likely to cause late infections.
- Polymicrobial: ~25%
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Last updated: September 3, 2017
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TY - ELEC
T1 - Vascular Infections
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A1 - Carpenter,Christopher,M.D.
AU - Gilpin,Nicholas,D.O.
Y1 - 2017/09/03/
PB - Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540583/all/Vascular_Infections
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