title: [Diagnosis of bacterial infections on vascular prosthesis. Histological and microbiological analysis].
abstract: A retrospective study of 212 vascular graft failures, using different criteria of infection evidenced a relatively high incidence of infectious complications. Vascular graft infection was assessed on one of the following criteria: clinical infection, positive bacteriological and/or virological examination of the graft, presence of characterized micro-organisms and of microstructures 0.1 to 0.5 micron in size at the blood/prosthesis surface at scanning electron microscopy, and presence of foci of persistent polymorphonuclear cells and lymphocytes at histological microscopy. In the absence of overlapping between these criteria, the present results raise the question of the adequacy of conventional bacteriological sampling on explanted artificial surfaces.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U37, Bron.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vinard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eloy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Descotes
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brudon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guidicelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magne
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Streichenberger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004457:Echovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Diagnostic de l'infection des prothèses vasculaires. Analyse histologique et microbiologique.