Listeria monocytogenes: a rare cause for an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Abstract

Infected aneurysms associated with Listeria monocytogenes are rare. We describe a case of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm infected by Listeria monocytogenes. The aneurysm was diagnosed using a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan and the infective organism identified within positive blood cultures. The patient underwent a successful urgent open aortic aneurysm repair and completed a 6-week course of antibiotics.

• Authors: Y Haroon, A Bhalla, A El-Tahir
• Journal: Vascular and endovascular surgery (Vasc Endovascular Surg) Vol. 45 Issue 8 Pg. 773-4 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 1938-9116 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 21937471 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Aged
• Aneurysm, Infected (diagnostic imaging, microbiology, therapy)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal (diagnostic imaging, microbiology, therapy)
• Aortography (methods)
• Humans
• Listeria monocytogenes (isolation & purification)
• Male
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome
• Vascular Surgical Procedures