title: Aortic graft infection due to Pasteurella haemolytica and group C beta-hemolytic streptococcus.
abstract: Although infection is a rare complication of aortic bypass grafting, we treated a 50-year-old patient who developed aortic graft infection due to Pasteurella haemolytica and group C beta-hemolytic streptococcus. The source of the infection could not be verified; however, after removal of the infected graft and administration of a 6-week course of intravenous ampicillin, he recovered fully. We discuss the etiology and pathogenesis of this rare infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brooker
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: O'Berg
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Smythe
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Bernhard
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000637:transplantation*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016978:Mannheimia haemolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*