title: Recurrent Listeria monocytogenes aortic graft infection: confirmation of relapse by molecular subtyping.
abstract: Based on molecular typing methods, we identified a rare case of a recurrent L. monocytogenes infection resulting from an infected aortic prosthesis as detected by 18-F-Fluoro-d-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET). Our case highlights the usefulness of molecular typing and nuclear imaging methods for understanding L. monocytogenes pathogenesis and epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrabetae 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany. rohde@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.forename: Matthias A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Horstkotte
authors.forename: Siobhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Loeper
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aberle
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jenicke
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lampidis
authors.forename: Dietrich
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mack
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001483:Base Sequence; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial