TY - JOUR
AB - 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.
AD - 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
AU - Tosto,Fabio
AU - Marino,Andrea
AU - Moscatt,Vittoria
AU - Cosentino,Federica
AU - Campanella,Edoardo
AU - Micali,Cristina
AU - Russotto,Ylenia
AU - Caci,Grazia
AU - Venanzi Rullo,Emmanuele
AU - Nunnari,Giuseppe
AU - Cacopardo,Bruno,Santi
AU - Ceccarelli,Manuela
DA - 2022/05/01
DO - 10.3892/wasj.2022.154
IS - 3
JO - World Acad Sci J
KW - methicillin‑sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus
endocarditis
vascular graft infection
PY - 2022
SN - 2632-2900
2632-2919
SP - 19
ST - Methicillin‑sensitive Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report
T2 - World Academy of Sciences Journal
TI - Methicillin‑sensitive Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic vascular graft infection after a Fontan procedure in an adult patient: A case report
UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2022.154
VL - 4
ER -