Table 1 A summary of 12 cases diagnosed with infected aortic aneurysm induced by S. zooepidemicus.
| Case | Year | Reference | Age/Sex | Underlying disease | Source of isolate | Cause of infection | Diagnosis | Operation | Antibiotics | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | 5) | 65/M | none | aortic wall | unknown | infrarenal aneurysm | bifurcated Dacron graft | cephalothin, gentamicin, metronidazole followed by iv. penicillin for 4 weeks | well |
| 2 | 1982 | 5) | 62/M | cirrosis of the liver portal hypertension | aortic wall | unknown | infrarenal aneurysm | bifurcated Dacron graft | iv. amoxycillin and gentamicin | died due to cardiac failure on POD 10 |
| 3 | 1988 | 6) | 73/M | ischaemic HD | vegetations blood | unpasteurized milk | AAA meningitis endocarditis | none | unknown | died due to raptured AAA |
| 4 | 1990 | 7) | 62/M | cirrosis of the liver portal hypertension | aortic wall blood | undercooked pork | AAA | bifurcated Dacron graft | iv. amoxycillin and gentamicin | died |
| 5 | 1990 | 7) | 65/M | intravascular infection | aortic wall blood | undercooked pork | AAA | bifurcated Dacron graft | iv. benzylpenicillin | well |
| 6 | 2006 | 3) | 59/M | HT, DM | blood | fresh cheese | infrarenal aneurysm | aortobifemoral graft | iv. penicillin and gentamicin for three weeks oral TMP-SMX for 6 months | well |
| 7 | 2006 | 3) | 68/M | HT, DM, COPD | blood | fresh cheese | suprarenal aneurysm | aortoaortic graft left renal artery reimplanted | iv. penicillin and gentamicin | died due to small intestinal necrosis on POD 3 |
| 8 | 2006 | 3) | 69/M | HT, DM | blood | fresh cheese | descending TAA | thoracic endograft | iv. penicillin and gentamicin | died due to sepsis on POD 2 |
| 9 | 2013 | 8) | 49/M | none | aortic wall | horse trainer trauma | AAA | Y-prosthesis | iv. piperacillin-tazobactam followed by iv. penicillin later | well |
| 10 | 2019 | 2) | 70/M | hypothyroidism, DLP | blood | taxidermist contact with a deceased horse | AAA right CIAA | autologus vein reconstruction (both superficial femral veins) | iv. penicillin for 6 weeks oral penicillin at home | well |
| 11 | 2020 | 4) | 79/M | DM, DLP, MG | blood | unknown possibly spinal facet injections | AAA | EVAR | iv. clindamycin for 6 weeks oral clindamycin for 3 months | well |
| 12 | 2020 | present case | 66/M | none | aortic wall | horse keeper trauma | infrarenal aneurysm | bifurcated Dacron graft | iv. cefazolin for 2 weeks oral clavulanate/amoxicillin for 4 months | well |
HT: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DLP: dyslipidemia; HD: heart disease; TAA: thoracic aortic aneurysm; AAA: abdominal aortic aneurysm; TMP-SMX: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; CIAA: common iliac artery aneurysm; MG: myasthenia gravis; EVAR: endovascular aneurysm repair; POD: post-operative day