Streptococcus pyogenes aortic aneurysm infection: forgotten but not gone

Historically, <em>Streptococcus pyogenes</em> 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 <em>S. pyogenes </em>t...

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Main Authors: Bradley J. Gardiner, Joy Wong, Ming Yii, Timothy Buckenham, Tony M. Korman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/4973