title: High-grade bacteremia in a patient with infected upper arm arterio-venous graft: resolution of the bacteremia upon graft ligation only.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi - USA.
authors.forename: Kamel A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gharaibeh
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fülöp
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001132:Arm; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification