Mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with Legionella anisa.
Legionella anisa is rarely associated with human disease. Its gene was identified by broad-range PCR in whole blood and excised tissue from a patient with a culture-negative mycotic aneurysm and was considered as a possible pathogen. This case report is potentially useful for the future diagnosis of intravascular infection.
Tanabe
Masaki
M
Department of Cardiology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan. m-tanabe@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Nakajima
Hiroshi
H
Nakamura
Akiko
A
Ito
Takayasu
T
Nakamura
Mashio
M
Shimono
Takatsugu
T
Wada
Hideo
H
Shimpo
Hideto
H
Nobori
Tsutomu
T
Ito
Masaaki
M
D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S