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. 2021 Mar 8;9:584741. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.584741

Table 1.

Prosthetic device infection cases diagnosed by FDG-PET-CT in CHD (congenital heart disease).

No. Investigator Age (y) Sex CHD Position SUV max Bacteria Initial TTE Therapy Surgery
1 Roque et al. (5) 48 M TOF Bioprosthetic pulmonary valve 8.04 Unknown Negative Unknown Unknown
2 Zhang et al. (7) 9 F TOF Pulmonary conduit 4.2 MRSA Positive Antibiotic Conduit replacement
3 Meyer et al. (30) 11 M TOF Pulmonary conduit valve Unknown Staphylococcus aureus Positive Antibiotic None
4 Meyer et al. (30) 55 F TOF Pulmonary conduit valve Unknown Staphylococcus aureus Negative Antibiotics Conduit replacement
5 Meyer et al. (30) 17 F TOF Pulmonary conduit valve Unknown Staphylococcus capitis Negative Antibiotics None
6 Meyer et al. (30) 8 F TAC Pulmonary conduit Unknown Lactobazillus rhamnosus Negative Antibiotics None
7 Meyer et al. (30) 22 F TOF Pulmonary conduit Unknown Negative Negative Antibiotics None

TTE, transesophageal echocardiography; TOF, tetralogy of Fallot; TAC, Truncus arteriosus; MRSA, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.