title: [Dehiscence of a composite aortic graft (Bono and Bentall technique) secondary to Acinetobacter endocarditis].
abstract: Acinetobacter sp. are gram-negative bacteria and usually resistant to multiple antibiotics. They are a customary cause of nosocomial infections, but are uncommon etiologic agents of endocarditis. We present a case of endocarditis caused by Acinetobacter iwoffi in a composite aortic graft with a St. Jude prosthetic valve, using the Bono and Bentall procedure, complicated with multiple graft dehiscenses causing first a peritube pseudoaneurysm and finally severe paraprosthetic valve regurgitation to the left ventricle which required emergency surgery.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Regional Carlos Haya, Málaga.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barakat
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Conejo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mancha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vivancos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarez de Cienfuegos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Mora
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: González de Vega
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malpartida
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology; D001021:Aortic Valve; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000382:microbiology*