Table 1 Cases of mycotic aneurysm caused by E. tarda
Age/sex | Symptoms | Site of infection | Treatment strategy | Culture | Antibiotics | Duration of antibiotics | Prognosis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 y.o./woman | General fatigue | Descending aorta | Thoracic endovascular stent-graft (TEVAR) | Blood: positive Tissue: not taken | A/S ⇒ MEPM + VCM ⇒ ABPC + GM ⇒ AMPC ⇒ A/C | Suppression | Survived | Present case |
79 y.o./Man | Back pain | Aortal arch | Vascular prosthesis implantation | Blood: negative Tissue: positive | CTRX + VCM ⇒ ST ⇒ MINO | Suppression | Survived | [9] |
69 y.o./man | Back pain Bloody stools | Vascular prosthesis of abdominal aorta | Vascular prosthesis reimplantation | Blood: negative Tissue: positive | VCM + GM + MTNZ ⇒ PCG + GM + MTNZ ⇒ IPM/CS ⇒ A/C | 4 months | Survived | [10] |
67y.o./man | Back pain | Abdominal aorta | In situ cryopreserved homograft replacement | Blood: positive Tissue: positive | IMP/CS + FOM ⇒ CPFX | 4 months | Dead | [11] |
65 y.o./man | Cellulitis | Ascending aorta, Abdominal aorta | Vascular prosthesis implantation | Blood: ND Tissue: ND | ND | ND | Survived | [12] |
60 y.o./man | Dysuria | Vascular prosthesis of ascending aorta | Vascular prosthesis reimplantation | Blood: positive Tissue: negative | CTRX ⇒ LVFX | ND | Survived | [13] |
61y.o./man | ND | Vascular prosthesis of ascending aorta | Vascular prosthesis reimplantation | Blood: ND Tissue: positive | ND | ND | Survived | [14] |