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Anaerobe
; 56: 106-108, 2019 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30822526
RESUMO
Late complications in ascending aortic surgeries are uncommon and may occur by infectious processes, usually caused by gram positive bacteria. We report a case of aortic prosthesis infection by Porphyromonas pogonae, an anaerobic gram-negative coccobacillus that can grow under microaerobic conditions, three years after ascending aortic reconstruction surgery.