Rupture of a primary aortic aneurysm infected with Shewanella alga.
Bacteria of the genus Shewanella are rarely implicated in bacteremia. We report a case of rupture of a primary aneurysm infected with Shewanella alga.
Paccalin
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Poitiers University, France. m.paccalin@chu-potiers.fr
Grollier
G
G
le Moal
G
G
Rayeh
F
F
Camiade
C
C
D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000302:isolation & purification*