Aortitis caused by Abiotrophia defectiva: Description of two cases

Abiotrophia defectiva is a well-known endocarditis pathogen, however it has never been described as a cause of primary aortitis. Here we describe the first published case of thoracic aortitis and an unusual case of aortic graft infection due to A. defectiva, which were both managed conservatively.

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Published in:Infect Dis Rep
Main Authors: Nygren, David, Älverbrandt, Martin, Sunnerhagen, Torgny, Fagman, Erika, Ostenfeld, Ellen, Rasmussen, Magnus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6315309/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30662691
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2018.7746
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