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Diagnosis and management were based on a multidisciplinary team (MDT) conference. The primary outcome was 90-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included one-year mortality, cure, remission, treatment failure, and re-hospitalization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In 35 aVGEI patients, the median age was 73 years (IQR 69.5\u201379 years), and the median Charlson Comorbidity Index score was 5 (IQR 3\u20136). The Management of Aortic Graft Infection Collaboration (MAGIC) criteria were fulfilled in 27 cases (77%, \u2018MAGIC positive aVGEI\u2019). The remaining eight cases (23%) were based on conference consensus, often supported by positive PET-CT findings (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20094\/8). The most frequent monomicrobial infections were\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20095\/35, 14.3%) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20094\/35, 11.4%). Polymicrobial infections occurred in nine patients (25.7%). Five aVGEI patients were treated surgically (14.3%). The 90-day mortality was 8.6% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20093\/35, 95%CI 1.8\u20133.1%); 4.2% among \u2018MAGIC positive aVGEI\u2019 patients (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091\/24), 12.5% among those diagnosed on conference consensus (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091\/8), and 33.3% among patients with an aortoenteric fistula (AEF) (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091\/3). Among aVGEI patients with complete follow-up, cure was achieved in 31.8% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20097\/22, 95%CI 13.9\u20134.9%), but none of the three patients with AEF.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report low short-term mortality and a cure rate of over 30% within a cohort of predominantly conservatively managed patients discussed at an MDT conference. 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