A NEW CASE OF ARTERIAL INFECTION DUE TO L ISTERIA

Listeria monocytogenes arterial infections are uncommon and usually oc cur on aneurysms of previously operated arteries, classically in very young and very old or immunodepressed subjects. Peroperative samples f or bacteriology should always be taken as antibiotics generally used i n vascular surgery are ineffective against listeria. We report a case of a patient who underwent emergency surgery. Bacteriologic analysis o f the thrombus revealed listeria innoculation which was erradicated by adapted antibiotic treatment.