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Int J Angiol 2012; 21(03): 175-176
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325169
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1325169
Case Report
Fusobacterium necrophorum in an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Treated by Once Daily Ertapenem
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Publication History
Publication Date:
23 August 2012 (online)
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Abstract
Inflammatory aneurysms may make up a small percentage of the total number of abdominal aortic aneurysms, but they present their own unique challenges. We present a case of a 65-year-old man whose aneurysm was found to be colonized by Fusobacterium necrophorum.
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