Listeria monocytogenes endograft infection after fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair—a case report

oleh: Zahraa Ahadzada, MBBS, Paul Ghaly, MBBS, MS, Eric Farmer, MBBS (Hons), FRACS, DDU (Vascular), Mehtab Ahmad, BMedSci (Hons), MBChB, DipDM, MD, FRCS

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2022-03-01

Deskripsi

An extremely uncommon cause of endograft infections, Listeria monocytogenes graft infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Best managed with complete graft resection and long-term antibiotic therapy, we present a rare case of L. monocytogenes aortic graft infection managed successfully with direct sac drainage and lifelong suppressive antibiotic therapy.