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Infected arterial grafts: experince in 22 cases with empsis on unusual bactia and technics.

Conn Jh, +3 more
- 01 May 1970 - 
- Vol. 171, Iss: 5, pp 704-714
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This article is published in Annals of Surgery.The article was published on 1970-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 85 citations till now.

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Efficacy of long-term antibiotic suppressive therapy in proven or suspected infected abdominal aortic grafts.

Debajyoti Roy, +1 more
- 01 Mar 2000 - 
TL;DR: In selected patients with abdominal aortic graft infections, indefinite antibiotic suppressive therapy may be an acceptable alternative to further surgery.
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Cross-infection with serratia marcescens in an intensive-therapy unit

J. L. Whitby, +2 more
- 15 Jul 1972 - 
TL;DR: Two outbreaks of infection with non-chromogenic strains of Serratia marcescens are reported in an intensive-therapy unit, with contaminated shaving-brushes and a possible source of contamination was a respirator.
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Management of Infected Vascular Prostheses

Victor M. Bernhard
- 01 Dec 1975 - 
TL;DR: The best form of treatment is prevention, which includes meticulous surgical technique, elimination of sources of contamination prior to surgery, and the use of prophylactic, systemic and local antibiotics.
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Diagnosis and management of staphylococcal infections of vascular grafts and stents.

Stephen T. Chambers
- 01 Dec 2005 - 
TL;DR: Antimicrobial therapy can be stopped 4-6 weeks after surgery if arterial stump cultures are negative but should be continued long-term, and perhaps indefinitely, if they are positive.
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Bacteremic infectability: a function of vascular graft material and design.

Anthony J. Roon, +4 more
- 01 May 1977 - 
TL;DR: It is concluded that the velour graft is most resistant to infection of bacteremic origin because of its tendency to heal more quickly and completely.
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