Open AccessFirst Case of Postaneurysmal Prosthetic Vascular Infection Due to a Nonsuperantigenic Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Strain
Author(s) -
Caroline Loïez,
Christophe Carnoy,
Christophe Decoene,
Elizabeth Pradel,
Caroline Fichel,
René Courcol,
Frédéric Wallet
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00671-10
Subject(s) - yersinia pseudotuberculosis , yersinia enterocolitica , microbiology and biotechnology , yersinia , biology , strain (injury) , superantigen , yersiniosis , yersinia infections , enterobacteriaceae , bacteria , virulence , escherichia coli , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , anatomy , gene
AmongYersinia spp.,Y. enterocolitica is the species most frequently isolated from infected aneurysms. This report describes the first case of postaneurysmal prosthetic vascular infection due to a superantigen-negativeYersinia pseudotuberculosis strain, showing a potential affinity of this species for endovascular tissue.