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Table 1 Past reports of infected aneurysms of the vertebral arteries: a systematic review

From: An infected aneurysm of the vertebral artery following cervical pyogenic spondylitis: a case report and literature review

Reference

Age (years), sex

Cause

Responsible bacteria

Treatment

Flye et al. 1971 [10]

42, Male

Iatrogenic

S. aureus

Surgery (rupture)

Singh et al. 2005 [11]

7, Male

Infective endocarditis

Unknown

Surgery

Gupta et al. 2014 [12]

25, Male

Lemierre’s disease

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)

Antibiotics

Hashimoto et al. 2015 [13]

75, Male

Cholangitis

S. aureus

Endovascular Surgery

Current report

59, Male

Pyogenic spondylitis

S. aureus

Endovascular Surgery

  1. S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus