title: Mycobacterium abscessus: a rare cause of vascular graft infection.
abstract: Prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) following vascular reconstructive surgery is an uncommon but serious complication and is associated with high morbidity as well as mortality rate. Staphylococcal species are the most common organisms causing PVGI. Mycobacterium abscessus is a very rare cause of PVGI and poses a significant diagnostic and management dilemma. To the best of our knowledge, we report the third documented case of M. abscessus vascular graft infection that was diagnosed with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scan and treated successfully.
authors.affiliation: From the Internal Medicine Department and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Science Center , Odessa, TX.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Umer
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mocherla
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: Suthep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Yasir
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000382:microbiology*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Mycobacterium abscessus; Prosthetic vascular graft infection; femoral graft infection; mycobacterial graft infection