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Weissmann J, Shnaker A, Mahajna S, et al. Serial PET-CT Scans Can Help Determine Duration of Antibiotic Therapy After Endovascular Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Open J Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;11:1179065219867680doi: 10.1177/1179065219867680.
Weissmann, J., Shnaker, A., Mahajna, S., Ajaj, M., & Fajer, S. (2019). Serial PET-CT Scans Can Help Determine Duration of Antibiotic Therapy After Endovascular Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Open journal of cardiovascular surgery, 111179065219867680. https://doi.org/10.1177/1179065219867680
Weissmann, Jonathan, et al. "Serial PET-CT Scans Can Help Determine Duration of Antibiotic Therapy After Endovascular Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair." Open journal of cardiovascular surgery vol. 11 (2019): 1179065219867680. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1179065219867680
Weissmann J, Shnaker A, Mahajna S, Ajaj M, Fajer S. Serial PET-CT Scans Can Help Determine Duration of Antibiotic Therapy After Endovascular Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Open J Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Aug 08;11:1179065219867680. doi: 10.1177/1179065219867680. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31447582; PMCID: PMC6688144.
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Open J Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Aug 08;11:1179065219867680. doi: 10.1177/1179065219867680. eCollection 2019.

Serial PET-CT Scans Can Help Determine Duration of Antibiotic Therapy After Endovascular Mycotic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

Open journal of cardiovascular surgery

Jonathan Weissmann, Ali Shnaker, Shadi Mahajna, Moanis Ajaj, Simone Fajer

Affiliations

  1. Vascular Surgery Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.

PMID: 31447582 PMCID: PMC6688144 DOI: 10.1177/1179065219867680

Abstract

Mycotic aortic aneurysm is a rare vascular condition, with high-risk for fatal complications. In cases of bacterial infection, prolonged antibiotic therapy is administered. There is no consensus on duration of antibiotic therapy and close follow-up is recommended following surgical and endovascular interventions. We report a case of a patient, who was diagnosed with mycotic aneurysm and underwent successful endovascular repair. Extended postoperative antibiotic treatment was administered. The duration was determined by sequential Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scans over a period of 6 months.

Keywords: Aortic aneurysm; Haemophilus influenza; Mycotic; PET-CT; endovascular

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of conflicting interests:The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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