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What duration of therapy do you recommend for patients with a vascular graft infection in which the graft has been removed and another graft placed in the infected space?

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The duration of antibiotics would also depend on whether the patient had positive blood cultures. At the time that a new graft is placed, graft site cultures should be obtained. This is because the patient may have received antibiotics prior to the procedure for a period of time. It is helpful to ha...

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