| Propensity of Streptococcus pneumoniae for the aorta. Report of 3 cases. | |
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PMID: 11728047 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae was the unsuspected cause of a ruptured aortic aneurysm in 3 patients, as confirmed by culture of specimens obtained during surgery. A 60-y-old woman had a recently diagnosed saccular aortic aneurysm and presented with symptoms indicating a vascular catastrophe. A 66-y-old man and a 69-y-old woman were both admitted with pyrexia and abdominal pain and proper diagnosis was delayed for 4 and 15 d, respectively. All 3 patients were treated with graft insertion and antibiotic therapy for 3 months and recovered fully. |
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Authors:
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T A Steig; N Johannesen; H C Schønheyder |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Volume: 33 ISSN: 0036-5548 ISO Abbreviation: Scand. J. Infect. Dis. Publication Date: 2001 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-11-30 Completed Date: 2002-02-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0215333 Medline TA: Scand J Infect Dis Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 772-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark. tas2@mail.tele.dk |
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Aged Aneurysm, Infected / drug therapy, microbiology*, surgery Aortic Rupture / drug therapy, microbiology*, surgery Blood Vessel Prosthesis Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pneumococcal Infections / complications* Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification |
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