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Aortic Infection: Pathophysiology, Bacteriology, and Management

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Primary aortic infections are a lethal disease process, and acquired aortic graft infections are a dreaded complication of vascular surgery. Fortunately, both are quite rare. Review of the literature should be done carefully since aortitis, infected or mycotic aortic aneurysm, and aortic graft infection are distinct clinical entities. Management of these infections is based on patient factors such as pre-existing conditions, anatomic location of the infection, and need for reconstruction as well as the bacteriology of the infection. Current endovascular options may offer the ability to stabilize the patient until definitive treatment or be sufficient to treat existing infection depending on both the patient and type of infection.

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Wittgen, C.M., Sanford, J.L., Doan, M.K. (2019). Aortic Infection: Pathophysiology, Bacteriology, and Management. In: Dieter, R., Dieter Jr., R., Dieter III, R. (eds) Diseases of the Aorta . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11322-3_17

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