Periodontal Disease and Late-Onset Aortic Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infection

Prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) is a rare but significant complication of arterial reconstructive surgery. Although the relative risk is low, the clinical consequences can be catastrophic. Microbiological data on causative bacteria are limited. We present four cases of late-onset PVGI. Us...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Thomas, Jonathan Ghosh, Johnathan Porter, Adele Cockcroft, Riina Rautemaa-Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/768935
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