Localization of endovascular infection by selective catheterization with serial cultures.
Pseudomonas infection developed at the suture line of an aortic graft in a patient 13 years after the operation. The site of the infection was localized by quantitative blood cultures taken with the aid of selective arterial catheterization. This technique may be of great help in localizing the source of endovascular infection in difficult cases.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000382:microbiology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013537:Sutures