title: Treatment options for primary infected aorta.
abstract: A 71-year-old man, with a history of anterior-perineal bowel resection for previous malignancy, presented with a septic picture and back pain. Investigations revealed a primary infected aorta. At laparotomy an ileocolic tumor was also discovered and resected. Blood cultures prior to the operation were positive for Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus faecium was cultured from the actual aorta.
authors.affiliation: Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker St, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2031.
authors.forename: Claire Fraser
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Andrew Ferris
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Lennox
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents