학술논문

Aortic Graft Infection With Mycobacterium Avium Complex.
Document Type
Article
Source
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. Feb2020, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p191-194. 4p.
Subject
*BLOOD vessel prosthesis
*VASCULAR surgery
*MYCOBACTERIAL diseases
*MYCOBACTERIUM avium
Language
ISSN
1538-5744
Abstract
Aortic graft infections are uncommon complications after endovascular aortic surgery. In the majority of cases, gram-positive and then gram-negative organisms are the causative agents leading to this condition. Atypical organisms are traditionally not responsible for graft infection unless the patient is immunocompromised. We are reporting a case of culture-confirmed mycobacterium avium complex infection of an aortic graft in a well-controlled patient with HIV who had an undetected viral load and a CD4 count of 324 while on highly active antiretroviral therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]