Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus: report of a case.
A 45-year old man with fever, abdominal pain, and a pulsating mass underwent an aneurysmectomy, with in situ reconstruction using a bifurcated knitted Dacron graft, for a saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A culture taken postoperatively grew Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus. The administration of antibiotics sensitive to this organism was continued for 3 months, and no infection has been encountered in the 1 year since his operation. This is only the 13th documented case of AAA infected by C. fetus subspecies fetus.
Department of Surgery, Nippon Steel Corporation Yawata Works Hospital, Kitakyushu-city, Japan.
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Sakata
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D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged