Listeria monocytogenes infectious periaortitis: a case report from the infectious disease standpoint

Listeria monocytogenes infectious periaortitis: a case report from the infectious disease standpoint

Abstract Background Endograft infection is a rare but extremely dangerous complication of aortic repair (25–100% of mortality). We describe here the first case of Listeria monocytogenes abdominal periaortitis associated with a vascular graft. We also discuss the differential diagnosis of periaortiti...

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Main Authors: Aurélie Foulex, Matteo Coen, Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Vladimir Lazarevic, Nadia Gaïa, Stefano Leo, Myriam Girard, Damiano Mugnai, Jacques Schrenzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Listeria monocytogenes
Metagenomics
Microbiological techniques
Anti-bacterial agents
Endograft infection
Aortic repair
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3953-z

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