Rupture of a primary aortic aneurysm infected with Shewanella alga

M Paccalin; G Grollier; G le Moal; F Rayeh; C Camiade

doi:10.1080/003655401317074626

Rupture of a primary aortic aneurysm infected with Shewanella alga

Scand J Infect Dis. 2001;33(10):774-5. doi: 10.1080/003655401317074626.

Authors

M Paccalin¹, G Grollier, G le Moal, F Rayeh, C Camiade

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Poitiers University, France. m.paccalin@chu-potiers.fr

PMID: 11728048
DOI: 10.1080/003655401317074626

Abstract

Bacteria of the genus Shewanella are rarely implicated in bacteremia. We report a case of rupture of a primary aneurysm infected with Shewanella alga.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
Aortic Rupture / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
Humans
Male
Shewanella putrefaciens / isolation & purification*