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Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect
CASE REPORT
Bartonella Quintana prosthetic aortitis successfully treated with doxycycline
Abstract
Bartonella quintana is a rare cause of culture-negative endovascular infection, characterised by intracellular persistence. We describe a case of ascending aortic prosthetic graft infection due to B. quintana, in a patient with past unrecognised necrotising aortitis, which was successfully treated with doxycycline monotherapy.
- infectious diseases
- cardiothoracic surgery
- infections