Determining Infected Aortic Aneurysm Treatment Using Focused Detection of Helicobacter cinaedi

Abstract

We detected Helicobacter cinaedi in 4 of 10 patients with infected aortic aneurysms diagnosed using blood or tissue culture in Aichi, Japan, during September 2017–January 2021. Infected aortic aneurysms caused by H. cinaedi had a higher detection rate and better results after treatment than previously reported, without recurrent infection.

Keywords

• Helicobacter cinaedi
• bacteria
• antimicrobial treatment
• infections
• aortic aneurysm
• arteriosclerosis