Abstract
Infections with Streptococcus equi zooepidemicus are rare and are associated with contact with animals or animal products. There are very few reports about infected vascular grafts or aneurysms with this etiology. We present two patients. The first is a 77-year-old man with an infected bifurcated graft four years after an open operation for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The second is a 72-year-old man with a symptomatic mycotic AAA, treated with endovascular aneurysm repair. Both received prolonged treatment with bactericidal antibiotics and responded well. Follow-up time at present is 5.5 years for the first, and 4.5 years for the second, patient.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aneurysm, Infected* / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, Infected* / drug therapy
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Aneurysm, Infected* / microbiology
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Aortography / methods
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
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Drainage
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Endovascular Procedures / adverse effects*
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Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation
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Horses
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Prosthesis-Related Infections* / diagnostic imaging
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Prosthesis-Related Infections* / drug therapy
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Prosthesis-Related Infections* / microbiology
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Prosthesis-Related Infections* / transmission
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Streptococcal Infections* / diagnostic imaging
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Streptococcal Infections* / drug therapy
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Streptococcal Infections* / microbiology
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Streptococcal Infections* / transmission
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Streptococcus equi / isolation & purification*
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Zoonoses