Assertion: tuberculous aortitis | /r/RelatedTo | high mortality
Facets:
value: up to 36%).3
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Bacteria of the Salmonella genus are the main cause of infectious aortitis and have been implicated in 33% to 50% of all cases.1 Approximately 5% of Salmonella gastroenteritis cases are thought to cause bacteremia, which is complicated by arteritis in approximately 1 in 10 cases.2 Vascular infections due to Salmonella species are much more common in the aorta than in other peripheral arteries, and the thoracic zone is involved in 17% of cases.1 Despite the radical treatment approach, bacterial aortitis is associated with high mortality (up to 36%).3