Aerococcus urinae: severe and fatal bloodstream infections and endocarditis

Margriet F C de Jong; Robin Soetekouw; Reinier W ten Kate; Dick Veenendaal

doi:10.1128/JCM.00835-10

Aerococcus urinae: severe and fatal bloodstream infections and endocarditis

Margriet F C de Jong^*, Robin Soetekouw, Reinier W ten Kate, Dick Veenendaal

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Abstract

Aerococcus urinae is a pathogen that rarely causes severe or fatal infections. We describe four cases of severe A. urinae bloodstream infections. All patients had underlying urologic conditions. Urine cultures, however, were negative.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3445-3447
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	48
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00835-10
Publication status	Published - Sept-2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aerococcus/isolation & purification
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
Bacteremia/diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis
Fatal Outcome
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Urinary Tract Infections/complications

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