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Methicillin‑sensitive Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report

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    • Fabio Tosto
    • Andrea Marino
    • Vittoria Moscatt
    • Federica Cosentino
    • Edoardo Campanella
    • Cristina Micali
    • Ylenia Russotto
    • Grazia Caci
    • Emmanuele Venanzi Rullo
    • Giuseppe Nunnari
    • Bruno Santi Cacopardo
    • Manuela Ceccarelli
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    Affiliations: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Messina, I-98124 Messina, Italy, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Catania, I-95122 Catania, Italy, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University of Catania, I-95122 Catania, Italy
    Copyright: © Tosto et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Abstract

Heart infections are not limited to infectious endocarditis. In fact, prosthetic vascular graft infections are among the most severe complications associated with vascular and cardiac surgery. The risk of developing an infection on prosthetic material is estimated to be ~5%. The mortality rate associated with the infection is estimated to be ~10‑25% within 30 days of infection and 50% after 1 year. The present article describes a case of a methicillin‑sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection on the prosthetic material following a heart Fontan procedure. To the best of our knowledge, only one other case of extracardiac prosthesis‑related infection following Fontan surgery has been reported to date in adults. Prosthetic vascular graft infections (PVGIs) are a rare complication of heart surgery. However, PVGIs can seldomly occur and are burdened by a decreased survival rate. Therefore, physicians need to promptly suspect and recognize such cases. Further studies are required however, in order to determine the feasibility and long‑term survival rates of a conservative therapeutic approach.
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Tosto F, Marino A, Moscatt V, Cosentino F, Campanella E, Micali C, Russotto Y, Caci G, Venanzi Rullo E, Nunnari G, Nunnari G, et al: Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report. World Acad Sci J 4: 19, 2022.
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Tosto, F., Marino, A., Moscatt, V., Cosentino, F., Campanella, E., Micali, C. ... Ceccarelli, M. (2022). Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report. World Academy of Sciences Journal, 4, 19. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2022.154
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Tosto, F., Marino, A., Moscatt, V., Cosentino, F., Campanella, E., Micali, C., Russotto, Y., Caci, G., Venanzi Rullo, E., Nunnari, G., Cacopardo, B. S., Ceccarelli, M."Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report". World Academy of Sciences Journal 4.3 (2022): 19.
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Tosto, F., Marino, A., Moscatt, V., Cosentino, F., Campanella, E., Micali, C., Russotto, Y., Caci, G., Venanzi Rullo, E., Nunnari, G., Cacopardo, B. S., Ceccarelli, M."Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report". World Academy of Sciences Journal 4, no. 3 (2022): 19. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2022.154
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Tosto F, Marino A, Moscatt V, Cosentino F, Campanella E, Micali C, Russotto Y, Caci G, Venanzi Rullo E, Nunnari G, Nunnari G, et al: Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report. World Acad Sci J 4: 19, 2022.
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Tosto, F., Marino, A., Moscatt, V., Cosentino, F., Campanella, E., Micali, C. ... Ceccarelli, M. (2022). Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report. World Academy of Sciences Journal, 4, 19. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2022.154
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Tosto, F., Marino, A., Moscatt, V., Cosentino, F., Campanella, E., Micali, C., Russotto, Y., Caci, G., Venanzi Rullo, E., Nunnari, G., Cacopardo, B. S., Ceccarelli, M."Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report". World Academy of Sciences Journal 4.3 (2022): 19.
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Tosto, F., Marino, A., Moscatt, V., Cosentino, F., Campanella, E., Micali, C., Russotto, Y., Caci, G., Venanzi Rullo, E., Nunnari, G., Cacopardo, B. S., Ceccarelli, M."Methicillin‑sensitive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report". World Academy of Sciences Journal 4, no. 3 (2022): 19. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2022.154
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