Aim The diagnosis, severity and extent of a sterile inflammation or a septic infection could be
challenging since there is not one single test able to achieve an accurate diagnosis. The …

Objective/Background The management of aortic graft infection (AGI) is highly complex and
in the absence of a universally accepted case definition and evidence-based guidelines …

After studying medicine at Hanover Medical School and philosophy and social psychology
at the Leibniz University Hanover, Omke E. Teebken joined the Christian Albrechts …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of positron emission
tomography/computed tomography with 18 F-fludeoxyglucose (FDG-PET/CT) in a …

Implant-associated infections (IAIs) pose serious threats to patients and can be associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. These infections may be difficult to diagnose due, in …

18F-FDG PET/CT is of value in the diagnosis of prosthetic vascular graft infection, but
potential pitfalls related to tracer uptake in noninfected implants have been described. The …

Vascular procedures are rarely complicated by infection, but if prosthetic vascular graft
infection (PVGI) occurs, morbidity and mortality are high. Several patient-related, surgery …

Prosthetic vascular graft infection (PVGI) is a devastating complication, with a mortality rate
of up to 75%, which is especially caused by aortic graft infection. The purpose of this study …

Infections of vascular grafts are associated with significant mortality and morbidity risk and
cost an estimated $640 million annually in the United States. Clinical presentation varies by …

More than 400 000 vascular grafts are inserted annually in the USA. Graft insertion is
complicated by infection in 0.5–4% of cases. Vascular graft infections (VGIs) are becoming …