An initially unidentified case of urinary tract infection due to Aerococcus urinae

作者：Meletis Georgios^*; Chatzidimitriou Dimitrios; Tsingerlioti Fani; Chatzopoulou Fani; Tzimagiorgis Georgios

来源：New Microbiologica, 2017, 40(3): 221-222.

• Aerococcus urinae
• Urinary tract infection
• Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Aerococcus urinae is a microorganism responsible for urinary tract and blood stream infections which are rarely reported in clinical practice. However, it has been proposed that the infrequency of such reports may be partially due to difficulties related to pathogen identification. We present here a case of an elderly male patient with urinary tract infection where A. urinae was initially not identified by a private microbiology laboratory. Our report highlights the need to consider A. urinae as a causative agent of urinary tract infections because if not identified and properly treated it may lead to endocarditis or septicemia.

• 出版日期2017-7