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Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm,Treated by Once Daily Ertapenem |
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| Authors: | D. Wotherspoon J. A. Street S. Hedderwick R. Baker |
| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Vascular Surgery and Infectious Diseases, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Abstract: | Inflammatory aneurysms may make up a small percentage of the total number of abdominal aortic aneurysms, but they present their own unique challenges. We present a case of a 65-year-old man whose aneurysm was found to be colonized by Fusobacterium necrophorum. |
| Keywords: | abdominal aortic aneurysm aneurysm C-reactive protein infection mycotic aneurysm risk factors repair |