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5 December 2018

Aortitis Caused by Abiotrophia defectiva: Description of Two Cases

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Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund SE-221 85, Sweden
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Borås Hospital, Sweden
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University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Infect. Dis. Rep.2018, 10(3), 7746;https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2018.7746
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Abiotrophia defectiva is a well-known endocarditis pathogen, however it has never been described as a cause of primary aortitis. Here we describe the first published case of thoracic aortitis and an unusual case of aortic graft infection due to A. defectiva, which were both managed conservatively.

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