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Cardiovascular prosthetic material infections
English title
Cardiovascular prosthetic material infections
Applicant
Hasse Barbara
Number
163132
Funding scheme
Project funding (special)
Research institution
Klinik für Infektionskrankheiten und Spitalhygiene Universitätsspital Zürich
Institution of higher education
University of Zurich - ZH
Main discipline
Internal Medicine
Start/End
01.02.2016 - 31.01.2019
Approved amount
506'625.00
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All Disciplines (4)
Discipline
Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Cardiovascular Research
Surgery
Keywords (5)
Prosthetic vascular graft infection; Prosthetic valve endocarditis; Broad range PCR; Negative pressure wound therapy; Biofilm
Lay Summary (German)
Lead
Infektionen von kardialen Fremdkörpern
Lay summary
Gefässprothesen und künstliche Herzklappen werden im Zuge der älter werdenden Bevölkerung zunehmend implantiert. Mit unserem Forschungsprojekt wollen wir Infektionen erforschen, die im menschlichen Körper ausgehend von diesen Kunstmaterialien entstehen. Dabei setzen wir auf die enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen Infektiologen, Herz-/Gefässchirurgen, Kardiologen, Mikrobiologen, Radiologen und von Grundlagenforschern.
Basierend auf der seit März 2013 bestehende Infrastruktur zum Studium der vaskulären Gefässprothesen werden wir Langzeitergebnisse von Komplikationen nach Gefässprotheseneinbau studieren. Wir werden bestehende diagnostische Kriterien für Gefässprotheseninfektionen validieren, und die Inzidenz und die Risikofaktoren für Gefässprotheseninfektionen eruieren. Weiter sind Analysen zur Mortalität nach Gefässprotheseninfektion und zur optimalen Behandlungsmethode vorgesehen. Die Dauer der antiinfektiven Therapie wird bereits jetzt mittels PET/CT festgelegt, und die Validität dieser Methode soll wissenschaftlich untersucht werden. Weiter planen wir die Genauigkeit von PET / Angio-CT und MRT zur Diagnose von Gefässprotheseninfektionen zu vergleichen.
Mit unserem zweiten Ziel planen wir die Antibiotika-Prophylaxe in der Gefäßchirurgie und Herz-Kreislauf zu optimieren. Im Interesse der Sicherheit der Patienten, werden wir eingehende Untersuchungen im Operationssaal machen. Ein besonderer Fokus auf soll auf Wasser-übertragene Krankheitserreger gelegt werden, welche in Geräten enthalten sind, die Wasser für die Wartung (zB Heizungskühler-Einheiten) benötigen. In Folge der Hypothese der Umweltübertragung als Risiko für Implantatinfektionen werden wir prospektiv die Mikrobiologie und Histopathologie von allen Patienten mit Prothesenendokarditis und kardialen Wundinfektionen analysieren.
Mit dem dritten Ziel werden wir translationale Forschungsprojekte zu Biofilm-vermittelten Herz-Kreislauf-Infektionen durchführen.
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Last update: 23.12.2015
Responsible applicant and co-applicants
Name
Institute
Hasse Barbara
Klinik für Infektionskrankheiten und Spitalhygiene Universitätsspital Zürich
Zinkernagel Annelies
Klinik für Infektionskrankheiten und Spitalhygiene Universitätsspital Zürich
Mayer Dieter
Klinik für Herz- und Gefässchirurgie Departement Chirurgie Universitätsspital Zürich
Husmann Lars
Klinik für Nuklearmedizin Departement Medizinische Radiologie Universitätsspital Zürich
Employees
Name
Institute
Boumasmoud Mathilde
University Hospital Zurich Department of Infectious Diseases
Ledergerber Bruno
Abt. für Infektiologie und Spitalhygiene Universitätsspital Zürich
Müller Caroline
Publications
Publication
Comparing diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET/CT, contrast enhanced CT and combined imaging in patients with suspected vascular graft infections
.
Inadequate perioperative prophylaxis and postsurgical complications after graft implantation are important risk factors for subsequent vascular graft infections – prospective results from the VASGRA Cohort Study
.
The role of FDG PET/CT in therapy control of aortic graft infection
Husmann Lars, Ledergerber Bruno, Anagnostopoulos Alexia, Stolzmann Paul, Sah Bert-Ram, Burger Irene A., Pop Roxana, Weber Alberto, Mayer Dieter, Rancic Zoran, Hasse Barbara (2018), The role of FDG PET/CT in therapy control of aortic graft infection, in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
, 45(11), 1987-1997.
Increased Pathogen Identification in Vascular Graft Infections by the Combined Use of Tissue Cultures and 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction
.
Global outbreak of severe Mycobacterium chimaera disease after cardiac surgery: a molecular epidemiological study
.
Clinical and Histopathologic Ocular Findings in Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection after Cardiothoracic Surgery
.
Reemergence of Mycobacterium chimaera in Heater–Cooler Units despite Intensified Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol
.
Prosthetic Vascular Graft Infections: Bacterial Cultures from Negative-Pressure-Wound-Therapy Foams Do Not Improve Diagnostics
.
Healthcare-associated prosthetic heart valve, aortic vascular graft, and disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera infections subsequent to open heart surgery
.
18F-FDG PET/CT for Therapy Control in Vascular Graft Infections: A First Feasibility Study
.
Collaboration
Group / person
Country
Types of collaboration
Prof. Jakko van Ingen Radboud University Niemegen
Netherlands (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
Prof. D. Wagner, Freiburg i Breisgau
Germany (Europe)
- in-depth/constructive exchanges on approaches, methods or results
- Publication
Scientific events
Active participation
Title
Type of contribution
Title of article or contribution
Date
Place
Persons involved
European Congress of Radiology
Talk given at a conference
Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET/CT, contrast-enhanced CT and combined imaging in patients with suspected vascular graft infections
17.02.2019
Vienna, Austria
Hasse Barbara
;
Husmann Lars
;
Ledergerber Bruno
;
Club de Pathologies' of the Swiss Society of Infectious Diseases
Individual talk
Comparing the thoracic aortic graft infection risk based on two different types of vascular grafts: evidence from an in-vitro study
06.02.2019
Bern, Switzerland
Boumasmoud Mathilde
;
Hasse Barbara
;
Zinkernagel Annelies
;
Veith Symposium
Talk given at a conference
Paradigm shift with VAC in case of vascular graft infection (Talk together with Dr. Zoran Rancic)
18.11.2018
New York, United States of America
Ledergerber Bruno
;
Mayer Dieter
;
Hasse Barbara
;
Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Infectious Diseases
Poster
Postsurgical complications after graft implantation are important risk factors for subsequent vascular graft infections – prospective results from the VASGRA Cohort Study (Poster A. Anagnostopoulos)
13.09.2018
Interlaken, Switzerland
Hasse Barbara
;
Ledergerber Bruno
;
Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Infectious Diseases
Poster
Validation of the Management of Aortic Graft Infection Collaboration criteria for the diagnosis of vascular graft infection: results from the prospective Vascular graft cohort study. (Posterflash Fabienne Meyer)
13.09.2018
Interlaken, Switzerland
Hasse Barbara
;
Infektiologisches Curriculum
Individual talk
Cardiovascular infections: a multidisciplinary treatment approach
10.09.2018
Freiburg i Berisgau, Germany
Hasse Barbara
;
Society of Vascular Surgery
Talk given at a conference
Good Early Results of Negative Pressure Wound Non-Excisional Treatment for Prosthetic Graft Infection Are Durable: It Is a Game Changer (Talk Dr. Rancic Zoran)
20.06.2018
Boston, United States of America
Mayer Dieter
;
Hasse Barbara
;
Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie
Talk given at a conference
Risk factors for prosthetic vascular graft infections (Talk by Zoran Rancic)
24.05.2018
Basel, Switzerland
Ledergerber Bruno
;
Hasse Barbara
;
Mayer Dieter
;
ECCMID
Talk given at a conference
After an outbreak - Mycobacterium chimaera: under control or under water?
21.04.2018
Madrid, Spain
Hasse Barbara
;
Dutch Association of Clinical Microbiologists (NVMM) and the Dutch Association of Infectious Disease specialists (VIZ) and the Belgian Association of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (BVIKM).
Talk given at a conference
Vascular prosthetic graft infections
17.11.2017
De Ruwenberg, Netherlands
Hasse Barbara
;
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Poster
Risk factors for prosthetic vascular graft infections (Poster Dr. Anagnostopoulos)
04.10.2017
San Diego, United States of America
Hasse Barbara
;
SEICAV
Talk given at a conference
Epidemiología, diagnóstico y tratamiento de las infecciones por Mycobacterium chimaera.
29.09.2017
Barcelona, Spain
Hasse Barbara
;
Joint annual meeting 2017: SSInf, SSHH, SSTMP, SSTTM
Talk given at a conference
18F FDG PET/CT for therapy control in prosthetic vascular graft infection shows a longlasting effect (Talk by Dr. Anagnostopoulos
01.09.2017
Basel, Switzerland
Husmann Lars
;
Hasse Barbara
;
International Society of Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Society (ISCVID)
Talk given at a conference
A global perspective on cases diagnosed and treated for M. chimaera infection associated with heater coolers
24.06.2017
Dublin, Ireland
Hasse Barbara
;
International Society of Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Society (ISCVID)
Talk given at a conference
Vascular graft infection: a multidisciplinary treatment approach
23.06.2017
Dublin, Ireland
Hasse Barbara
;
ECCMID
Talk given at a conference
Clinical management of Mycobacterium chimaera infections
25.04.2017
Vienna, Austria
Hasse Barbara
;
Update on Management of Cardiovascular Infections Symposium.
Talk given at a conference
The multidisciplinary management of prosthetic vascular graft infections: The Zurich Experience
07.04.2017
Barcelona, Spain
Hasse Barbara
;
Annual ID Symposium
Talk given at a conference
Clinical management of Mycobacterium chimaera infections
23.03.2017
Lucerne, Switzerland
Hasse Barbara
;
Veith Symposium
Talk given at a conference
Results of negative pressure wound non-excisional treatment for prosthetic graft infection are durable. It is a game changer. Techniques and long-term results (Talk by Zoran Rancic)
18.11.2016
New York, United States of America
Mayer Dieter
;
Hasse Barbara
;
Dreiländertagung der Schweizerischen, Deutschen und Österreichischen Gesellschaften für Gefässchirurgie
Talk given at a conference
VAC – keine Antibiotika – Minimal invasiv: ist das Alles
05.10.2016
Bern, Switzerland
Mayer Dieter
;
EACTS
Talk given at a conference
Bacterial growth in the heater cooler unit – relevance for patients and perfusionists.
29.09.2016
Barcelona, Spain
Hasse Barbara
;
Joint annual meeting 2016: SSInf, SSHH, SSTMP, SSTTM
Talk given at a conference
Prosthetic vascular graft infections
14.09.2016
Montreux, Switzerland
Hasse Barbara
;
ASM Microbe
Talk given at a conference
Nontuberculous Mycobacterium infections among two patients with cardiopulmonary bypass surgery: outbreak or coincidence
16.06.2016
Boston, United States of America
Hasse Barbara
;
ECCMID
Poster
Management of endovascular graft infections
12.04.2016
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hasse Barbara
;
Associated projects
Number
Title
Start
Funding scheme
184918
Personalized Medicine in cardiovascular infections
01.04.2019
Project funding
144277
Vascular graft infections - epidemiology, best treatment options, imaging modalities and impact of negative pressure wound therapy
01.02.2013
Project funding
Abstract
This research project addresses prosthetic vascular graft infection and prosthetic valve endocarditis. We believe that we are privileged to continue this collaborative and interdisciplinary project at the University hospital Zurich (USZ) because of (1) the existing very close collaboration between cardiologists, vascular and cardiovascular surgeons, hospital epidemiology and infectious disease specialists with comprehensive surveillance possibilities, and established antimicrobial stewardship and infection control programs; (2) experience with patient orientated databases; (3) a dedicated team of vascular and cardiovascular surgeons with interest in septic surgery; (4) the high experience of our cardiologists in the use of the most modern echocardiographic technologies; (5) a highly experienced nuclear medicine team familiar with the use and interpretation of PET/CT scans; and (6) an established research group in experimental bacteriology to perform translational research on the microbiology and the pathogenesis of biofilm-mediated vascular graft infections and prosthetic valve endocarditis. With the first aim we will broaden our research infrastructure to study all cardiovascular foreign body infections, i.e. extend the ongoing data collection of VASGRA, and also include cardiac prosthesis material infections. We will continue our established SNF-funded prospective enrolment of all patients who receive a vascular graft at the University Hospital of Zurich (VASGRA Cohort A). Patients with a prosthetic vascular graft infection will be included in VASGRA Cohort B as outlined in the last grant application. In addition, we will newly start a systematic data collection on patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis, in close collaboration with our cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons. We already established a biobank with the collection of tissue- and blood samples of patients with cardiac and vascular prosthetic material infections. With the second aim we will investigate different research questions on prosthetic material infections and on patient safety. We will determine risk factors and best treatment strategies for prosthetic vascular graft infections. In addition, we will validate diagnostic criteria for prosthetic vascular graft infections. We will determine the accuracy of PET/angio-CT and MRI for the diagnosis of prosthetic vascular graft infections, and the role of PET/CT versus angio-CT for the assessment of treatment response. We will determine the bacterial diversity of vascular wound infections using 16s rRNA amplification. Here, we will also study the impact of negative pressure wound therapy alone or with instillation on bacterial diversity in the treatment course of prosthetic vascular graft infections. We will optimize antibiotic prophylaxis in vascular and cardiovascular surgery. In the interest of patient safety, we will perform in-depth investigations in the operating theater with a special focus on transmission of water-borne pathogens from devices that use water for maintenance (eg heater-cooler units). In consequence of the hypothesis of environment transmission as a risk for implant infections we will prospectively assess the microbiology and histopathology of patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis and sternal wound infections undergoing redo cardiac surgery. With the third aim we will perform translational research projects on biofilm-mediated cardiovascular infections. We will assess effects of protein synthesis inhibitors on staphylococcal DNase activity, biofilm formation, and persistence on various surfaces including medical endovascular grafts currently used in clinics (polyester/ PTFE grafts). We will also assess effects of antibiotics known to interfere with biofilms such as rifampicin and daptomycin on S. aureus DNase activity and subsequently on biofilm formation and persistence. Since mycobacterial prosthetic valve endocarditis and prosthetic vascular graft infections are mostly recalcitrant to currently used antimicrobial agents we plan to assess the efficacy of different antimicrobial agents in a mycobacteria specific biofilm model.
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