title: [Infection of artificial vascular prostheses. Case reports].
abstract: Four patients with prosthetic graft infection are presented. In 3 patients infection occurred in a Dacron aortobifemoral graft. In all 4 patients the infection originated at the femoral anastomoses. In 2 patients the entire aortofemoral graft was removed; one patient died of septicaemia and the other required an above-knee amputation. In 1 patient partial removal of the graft limb proved successful after a femorofemoral bypass using an autogenous venous graft. Above-knee amputation was performed in a further patient after removal of an infected axillofemoral graft. Staphylococcus was consistently isolated from the infected grafts in all the patients.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: du Toit
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
vernacular_title: Infeksie van kunsmatige vaskulêre prosteses. Gevalbesprekings.