title: Enteric Fistulous Communication with an Aortobifemoral Graft Permitting for Eggerthella Lenta Colonization.
abstract: The presence of an aortoenteric fistula following aortobifemoral graft repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is associated with a high probability of infection leading to clinically significant bacteremia. We report a case of an aortoenteric fistula that developed two years after initial aortic grafting resulting in colonization with the anaerobe, Eggerthella lenta. This dangerous bacterium is difficult to culture, associated with high mortality and the patient may have mild symptoms on presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States.
authors.forename: Waqas
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jehangir
authors.affiliation: Ross University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, Dominica, United States.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanabria
authors.affiliation: Ross University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, Dominica, United States.
authors.forename: Zorawar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States.
authors.forename: Souad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enakuaa
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States.
authors.forename: Kebir Hammed
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Bedran
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States.
authors.forename: Nazar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raoof
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States.
authors.forename: Abdalla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yousif
keywords: Aortic graft infection; Aortobifemoral graft; Aortoenteric fistula; Eggerthella lenta