Infected aortic aneurysm caused by Helicobacter cinaedi: case series and systematic review of the literature.
Takahiro MatsuoNobuyoshi MoriAtsushi MizunoAki SakuraiFujimi KawaiJay StarkeyDaisuke OhkushiKohei AbeManabu YamasakiJoji ItoKunihiko YoshinoYumiko MikamiYuki UeharaKeiichi FurukawaPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
These cases suggest that although aneurysms infected by H. cinaedi are rare, clinicians should be aware of H. cinaedi as a potential causative pathogen, even in immunocompetent patients. Prolonged incubation periods for blood cultures are necessary for the accurate detection of H. cinaedi.