Infection after Penetrating Superficial Femoral Artery Trauma Caused byfalling on Metal Fence

day’s stay in hospital the onset of fever and leukocytosis required the performance of a CTA (Computed Tomographic Angiography) (Figure 3), which showed the presence of an abscess in the surgical site. After a surgical drainage of the abscess, advanced silver medication was used to treat thigh wound; in the meantime the infection was treated with systemic antibiotics according to antibiogram. Bacterial culture test was positive for Pseudomonas areuginosa susceptible to Ceftazimide and Levofloxacin, so the elderly patient underwent intravenous antibiotics (6 g daily dose of Ceftazimide and 750 mg daily dose of Levofloxacin) for 19 days. During infection’s monitoring procedure, however, culture specimen revealed that thigh wound was positive for Escherichia Coli, Corynebacterium Jeikeium and Enterococcus faecium, susceptible to tigecycline and teicoplanin; he was thus given further intravenous antibiotics (1 g daily dose of Tigecycline and 850 mg daily dose of Teicoplanin) for 17 days. On his 46 th day’s