Streptococcus pyogenes aortic aneurysm infection: forgotten but not gone

Historically, Streptococcus pyogenes was a common cause of endocarditis and infected aortic aneurysm. Today, endovascular infections due to this organism have become exceedingly rare. We report the first case of aortic aneurysm infection due to S. pyogenes treated with initial endoluminal repair, re...

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Main Authors: J. Gardiner, Bradley, Wong, Joy, Yii, Ming, Buckenham, Timothy, M. Korman, Tony
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892607/