Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
We report a case of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft placed 4 years earlier for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Tuberculous infection of aortic stents or grafts is not reported but should be considered in tuberculosis endemic countries in patients...
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| author | Surendran Rajendran V Balaji Bhaskar Venkatachalapathy Ram Gopalakrishnan |
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| description | We report a case of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft placed 4 years earlier for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Tuberculous infection of aortic stents or grafts is not reported but should be considered in tuberculosis endemic countries in patients with suspected stent infections and negative blood cultures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e5a0e87f1964cd7ab9e238782f348ba2022-12-21T20:45:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery0972-08202394-09992018-01-015429930110.4103/ijves.ijves_45_18Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosisSurendran RajendranV BalajiBhaskar VenkatachalapathyRam GopalakrishnanWe report a case of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft placed 4 years earlier for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Tuberculous infection of aortic stents or grafts is not reported but should be considered in tuberculosis endemic countries in patients with suspected stent infections and negative blood cultures.http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2018;volume=5;issue=4;spage=299;epage=301;aulast=RajendranAortic aneurysmendovascular stent infectionstuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Surendran Rajendran V Balaji Bhaskar Venkatachalapathy Ram Gopalakrishnan Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Aortic aneurysm endovascular stent infections tuberculosis |
| title | Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| title_full | Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| title_short | Late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| title_sort | late infection of endovascular aneurysm repair stent graft by mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| topic | Aortic aneurysm endovascular stent infections tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2018;volume=5;issue=4;spage=299;epage=301;aulast=Rajendran |
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