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For the following type of surgery what is the most likely agent that may cause post- operative infection -- aorto-iliofemoral reconstruction with a Dacron vascular prosthesis?

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For the following type of surgery what is the most likely agent that may cause post- operative infection -- aorto-iliofemoral reconstruction with a Dacron vascular prosthesis?


  1. Proteus
  2. E.coli
  3. Bacteroides fragilis
  4. Staphylococcus aureus
  5. Staphylococcus epidermis
  6. C.perfringens
  7. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  8. Streptococcus fecalis

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The key is E. Staphylococcus epidermidis. [Staphylococcus epidermidis is most common cause of infections in prosthesis].

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