Streptococcus pneumoniae as a cause of mycotic and infected aneurysms in patients without respiratory features: challenging diagnoses aided by 16S PCR

Streptococcus pneumoniae is considered a rare cause of mycotic aneurysms. The microbiological diagnosis of mycotic aneurysms can be difficult and many patients have negative blood culture results.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - May 6, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Christopher Seet, Teresa Szyszko, Ranmith Perera, Tommaso Donati, Bijan Modarai, Sanjay Patel, Mark Tyrrell, Morad Sallam, Rachel Bell, Nicholas Price, Oliver Lyons Tags: Case Report Source Type: research