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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Journeau L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7535642 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Medicine 20201001 40
Infectious aortitis (IA) is a rare and severe disease. The treatment classically associates open surgery with prolonged antibiotic therapy. This study aimed to describe clinical characteristics, medical and surgical supports in a large and current series of IA.We conducted a retrospective multicenter study of native aorta IA, between 2000 and 2019. Inclusion criteria were the presence of a microorganism on blood culture, aortic sample or any other validated technique and structural anomaly in im ...[more]