Aerococcus urinae as the Causative Agent in Infective Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve in a Pediatric Patient

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Oct;37(10):1065-1066. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001944.

Abstract

Aerococcus species were first described in 1953. They have been previously described as the causative agent of urinary tract infections in the elderly but rarely the causative agent for severe infections. However, there are very few cases reported in the pediatric population. To our knowledge, we report the first case of an adolescent with infective endocarditis caused by Aerococcus urinae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aerococcus / drug effects
  • Aerococcus / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Valve / microbiology*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis / microbiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Fever / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents