Infected endovascular stents managed with medical therapy alone.
More than 400,000 endovascular stents are put in place in the United States annually. Infectious complications have been reported in fewer than one in 10,000 cases. It remains unclear whether the optimal management strategy for these patients is with medicine alone or surgery. We report two cases of endovascular stent infections that were treated successfully with antibiotics alone.
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Internal Medicine Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C, USA.
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Daniels
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Aronson
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin