TABLE 1

Clinical Characteristics of 39 Patients with Suspected Vascular Graft Infection

Patient no.	Age (y)	Sex	Reason for referral	History of diabetes	Blood glucose (mmol/L) at time of injection	WBC count (×1,000/mm³)	Suspected infected graft	Graft type	Graft age (mo)	PET/CT findings	Final diagnosis
1	80	M	Fever, chills	N	60	13,340	Aortobifemoral	Dacron	6	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
2	79	M	Fever	N	167	25,400	Aortobifemoral	Dacron	4	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
3	72	M	Fever, pus-secreting wound	N	93	12,800	Femoroposterior tibial	Gore-Tex	6	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
4	64	M	Local pain, swelling	N	82	11,000	Femorofemoral	Gore-Tex	18	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
5	62	M	Fever, local pain	N	78	9,350	Femorofemoral	Gore-Tex	2	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
6	63	M	Fever, pain, secreting fistula	N	89	8,790	Femorofemoral	Gore-Tex	13	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
7	54	M	Groin abscess, bacteremia	N	81	15,500	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	11	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
8	70	M	Fever, pus-secreting surgical wound	N	126	21,800	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	1	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
9	71	M	Fever, pus-secreting surgical wound	N	110	21,800	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	6	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
10	87	M	Fever, pus-secreting wound	N	102	15,400	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	1	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
11	54	M	Fever, local pain	N	81	10,500	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	3	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
12	71	M	Local abscess	N	110	8,700	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	24	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
13	72	M	Fever, bacteremia	N	95	13,500	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	36	Focal graft uptake	Infected graft
14	67	M	Fever, pus-secreting wound	Y	130	13,400	Iliopopliteal (extraanatomic)	Gore-Tex	1	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Infected graft
15	69	M	Fever, pus-secreting wound	N	103	7,200	Femoropopliteal (old)	Gore-Tex	60	None
							Femoropopliteal (new)	Gore-Tex	1	Focal (new) graft uptake	Infected new graft
16	50	M	Swelling, local pain	N	89	11,500	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	1	Focal graft uptake	Infected hematoma, no graft infection
17	72	M	Fever, local pain	N	90	14,390	Axillofemoral	Gore-Tex	1	Focal graft uptake	Infected hematoma, no graft infection
18	72	M	Fever, pus-secreting wound	N	102	12,610	Aortobifemoral	Dacron	1	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
19	82	M	Fever, swelling	N	93	5,340	Axillofemoral	Gore-Tex	18	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
20	80	F	Fever, cellulites	N	85	10,400	Femorotibial	Gore-Tex	6	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
21	59	M	Fever, bacteremia	Y	109	12,900	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	1	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
22	71	F	Swelling, pain	Y	189	6,980	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	2	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
23	68	M	Fever, infected wound	N	86	8,000	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	18	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
24	63	M	Bacteremia, infected stump	N	98	11,150	Femoropopliteal (extraanatomic)	Vein	120	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
25	76	M	Fever, surgical wound infection	N	92	12,700	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	1	Focal soft-tissue uptake	Soft-tissue infection, no graft involvement
26	67	M	Fever, cellulites	Y	330	10,700	Femoropopliteal (extraanatomic)	Gore-Tex	60	Focal soft-tissue and calcaneal uptake	Soft-tissue infection and osteomyelitis
27	44	M	Pus-secreting wound in stump area	N	102	9,500	Iliofemoral	Gore-Tex	7	Focal soft-tissue and bone uptake	Soft tissue infection and stump osteomyelitis
28	52	M	Fever, pus-secreting wound	N	98	6,800	Aortobifemoral	Dacron	2	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
29	54	M	Fever, local swelling	Y	95	11,920	Aortobifemoral	Dacron	24	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
30	47	M	Fever, lymphorrhea	N	90	10,800	Aortobifemoral	Dacron	36	No uptake	No infection
31	66	M	Fever, local pain	N	72	26,470	Aortobifemoral	Dacron	84	No uptake	No infection
32	78	M	Pain, local swelling	N	101	8,600	Axillofemoral	Gore-Tex	2	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
33	79	F	Local swelling	N	142	8,630	Axillofemoral	Gore-Tex	2	No uptake	No infection
34	55	M	Fever, wound infection	N	105	8,900	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	1	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
35	82	F	Pain, swelling, lymphorrhea	N	97	9,200	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	2	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
36	72	M	Fever, local redness	Y	186	6,200	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	1	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
37	68	M	Fever, local swelling	Y	91	12,400	Femoropopliteal	Gore-Tex	8	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
38	54	M	Bacteremia, local swelling	N	97	8,920	Ileopopliteal	Gore-Tex	14	Mild linear graft uptake	No infection
39	68	M	Expanding hematoma	Y	265	9,300	Iliopopliteal (extraanatomic)	Gore-Tex	4	No uptake	No infection