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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2006, p. 3457-3458, Vol. 44, No. 9
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00486-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Infected by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Tahar Hadou,1 Mazen Elfarra,2 Corentine Alauzet,1 Françoise Guinet,3 Alain Lozniewski,1* and Christine Lion1

Laboratoire de Bactériologie,1 Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Nancy, Nancy,2 Centre National de Référence de la Peste et autres Yersinioses, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France3

Received 6 March 2006/ Returned for modification 6 May 2006/ Accepted 5 July 2006

Infected aneurysms caused by Yersinia are very uncommon and are principally due to Yersinia enterocolitica. We describe the first case of an infected aneurysm caused by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in an elderly patient with a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Central, CHU, 29, Avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 54035 Nancy Cedex, France. Phone: (33) 3-83-85-18-14. Fax: (33) 3-83-85-26-73. E-mail: a.lozniewski{at}chu-nancy.fr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2006, p. 3457-3458, Vol. 44, No. 9
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00486-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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