Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Helicobacter cinaedi

Helicobacter cinaedi is a rare human pathogen which has various clinical manifestations such as cellulitis, bacteremia, arthritis, meningitis, and infectious endocarditis. We report an abdominal aortic aneurysm infected with Helicobacter cinaedi, treated successfully with surgical repair and long-te...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Nishida, Takamasa Iwasawa, Atsushi Tamura, Alan T. Lefor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1396568
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description Helicobacter cinaedi is a rare human pathogen which has various clinical manifestations such as cellulitis, bacteremia, arthritis, meningitis, and infectious endocarditis. We report an abdominal aortic aneurysm infected with Helicobacter cinaedi, treated successfully with surgical repair and long-term antimicrobial therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-b0abb97d3633422590771ac3010d5b072025-02-03T01:01:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/13965681396568Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Helicobacter cinaediKazuhiro Nishida0Takamasa Iwasawa1Atsushi Tamura2Alan T. Lefor3Department of Surgery, Yokosuka General Hospital, Uwamachi, Kanagawa 238-8567, JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Yokosuka General Hospital, Uwamachi, Kanagawa 238-8567, JapanDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokosuka General Hospital, Uwamachi, Kanagawa 238-8567, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, JapanHelicobacter cinaedi is a rare human pathogen which has various clinical manifestations such as cellulitis, bacteremia, arthritis, meningitis, and infectious endocarditis. We report an abdominal aortic aneurysm infected with Helicobacter cinaedi, treated successfully with surgical repair and long-term antimicrobial therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1396568
spellingShingle Kazuhiro Nishida
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title Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Helicobacter cinaedi
title_full Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Helicobacter cinaedi
title_fullStr Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Helicobacter cinaedi
title_full_unstemmed Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Helicobacter cinaedi
title_short Infected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Helicobacter cinaedi
title_sort infected abdominal aortic aneurysm with helicobacter cinaedi
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1396568
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