Volume 28, Number 7—July 2022
Dispatch
Determining Infected Aortic Aneurysm Treatment Using Focused Detection of Helicobacter cinaedi
Saito Jien
, Rimbara Emiko, Inaguma Shingo, Hasegawa Chihiro, Kamiya Shinji, Mizuno Akihiro, Sone Yoshiaki, Ogawa Tatsuhito, Numata Yukihide, Takahashi Satoru, and Asano Miki
, Rimbara Emiko, Inaguma Shingo, Hasegawa Chihiro, Kamiya Shinji, Mizuno Akihiro, Sone Yoshiaki, Ogawa Tatsuhito, Numata Yukihide, Takahashi Satoru, and Asano Miki
Table 1
Demographic and clinical variables of 10 patients with infected aortic aneurysms with or without Helicobacter cinaedi, Aichi, Japan, September 2017–January 2021*
| Variables | Total, n = 10 | H. cinaedi, n = 4 | Non–H. cinaedi, n = 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) |
77 (70.5–83.0) |
77.5 (70.0–84.3) |
77 (71.0–82.3) |
| Sex | |||
| M | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| F |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cancer |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Steroid use |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Sign or symptom | |||
| Pain | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Fever | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Shock |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Laboratory findings, median (IQR) | |||
| Leukocytes, × 103 cells/μL | 9.6 (8.8–11.0) | 8.4 (7.4–9.5) | 1.1 (9.5–17.2) |
| C-reactive protein, mg/dL | 7.6 (5.1–22.1) | 4.3 (3.8–5.1) | 21.6 (11.0–23.6) |
| Procalcitonin, ng/dL |
0.19 (0.05–0.76) |
0.14 (0.04–0.38) |
0.38 (0.08–1.53) |
| Aneurysm diameter, mm, median (IQR) |
40.5 (32.8–44.8) |
32.5 (25.5–39.8) |
44.5 (37.3–55.5) |
| Aneurysm location | |||
| Thoracic aorta | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thoracoabdominal aorta | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Abdominal aorta |
8 |
3 |
5 |
| Aneurysm form | |||
| Saccular | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Fusiform |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Rupture |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Aortoduodenal fistula |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Surgery | |||
| Emergency | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Urgent | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Elective | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Endovascular |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Nonsurgical treatment only |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Death | 1 | 0 | 1 |
*IQR, interquartile range.
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