Increased Pathogen Identification in Vascular Graft Infections by the Combined Use of Tissue Cultures and 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction

Increased Pathogen Identification in Vascular Graft Infections by the Combined Use of Tissue Cultures and 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction

Background: Vascular graft infections (VGI) are difficult to diagnose and treat, and despite redo surgery combined with antimicrobial treatment, outcomes are often poor. VGI diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, radiological, laboratory and microbiological criteria. However, as many of th...

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Main Authors: Evelyne Ajdler-Schaeffler, Alexandra U. Scherrer, Peter M. Keller, Alexia Anagnostopoulos, Michael Hofmann, Zoran Rancic, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Guido V. Bloemberg, Barbara K. Hasse, and the VASGRA Cohort, A. Anagnostopoulos, B. Hasse, M. Hofmann, L. Husmann, B. Ledergerber, M. Lachat, Z. Rancic, A. Scherrer, A. Weber, R. Weber, A. Zinkernagel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction
vascular graft infection
pathogen identification
microbiological diagnosis
tissue culture
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2018.00169/full

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