ENAapplication/xmlftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/004/ERR4672764/ERR4672764_2.fastq.gzftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/002/ERR4672762/ERR4672762_2.fastq.gzftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/005/ERR4672765/ERR4672765_2.fastq.gzftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/004/ERR4672764/ERR4672764_1.fastq.gzftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/003/ERR4672763/ERR4672763_1.fastq.gzftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/005/ERR4672765/ERR4672765_1.fastq.gzftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/002/ERR4672762/ERR4672762_1.fastq.gzftp://ftp.sra.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/fastq/ERR467/003/ERR4672763/ERR4672763_2.fastq.gzprimaryOK200GenomicsHUGGUHhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/view/PRJEB39759We present the case of a patient with acute aortic dissection, 19 months after replacement of the aortic valve and the ascending aorta due to an aortic dissection. Auramine-rhodamine staining showed acid-fast bacilli but classical culture and molecular tests failed to identify any organism. Metagenomic analysis indicated infection with Mycobacterium (Mycobacteroides) chelonae.ENAfalseAortic infectionMycobacterium chelonae as the probable cause of acute contained rupture of a biological composite graft2021-12-152021-11-28PRJEB39759