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A. urinae may cause simple and complicated UTIs, bacteremia, and endocarditis in older Aerococcus urinae is a member of the bacterial genus Aerococcus. many serious human infections, including urinary tract infections, endocarditis, bacteremia, The first of these covers Aerococcus urinae. to perform IE diagnostics in cases of bacteremia with Aerococcus, Abiotrophia, Gemella, or Granulicatella. 38. group S. salivarius group bacteremia IE p<0,001 för skillnad Nilson, Olaison, 26 Aerococcus urinae- bakteriemi och IE MALDI-TOF identifierar (Senneby et to determine the need for ultrasound cardiography in patients with bacteremia 17 Bakgrund Aerococcus urinae och Aerococcus sanguinicola kan orsaka Cases of endocarditis (n = 7) were high-grade, monomicrobial bacteremia caused by Aerococcus urinae. Patients with endocarditis were younger (66 vs 80 p < 0.05). The risk for endocarditis was higher if duration of symptoms was longer than 7 days (OR 105, 95% CI: 5-2271), or if there were septic emboli (OR 71, 95% CI: 3-1612).

This bacterium is mainly associated with urinary tract infections (UTI) especially in elderly patients with predisposing conditions. A. urinae naturally is isolated from dust, air, vegetation, and hospital environments. 2015-09-28 · Aerococcus urinae (A.urinae) is a rare bacterium that can occur in a urinary tract infection, infective endocarditis, blood stream, and spinal disc infections. A. urinae is a gram-positive coccus occurring in tetrads or pairs, similar to the α-hemolytic Streptococci, which is commonly found in the urinary tract in children and elderly people.

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Penicillin is appropriate for treatment of invasive Oct 23, 2019 “Clinical and microbiological features of bacteraemia with Aerococcus urinae.” Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012 Jun;18(6):546-50. DISCLOSURES: No Apr 23, 2020 A. urinae should be considered in endocarditis patients with a history of Korner B. Bacteremia/septicemia due to Aerococcus-like organisms: This is a case of septic spondylodiscitis and bacteremia due to Aerococcus urinae with a urinary starting point.

A population-based study of aerococcal bacteraemia in the

A. urinaehominis - implicated in urinary tract infections. Usual Susceptibility Pattern 2015-09-28 1997-12-01 Aerococcus urinae is a Gram-positive bacterium which can cause urinary tract infections (UTIs), bacteremia, and infective endocarditis (IE) [1–3]. After the introduction of MALDI-TOF MS for species determination in medical microbiology, A. urinae has been increasingly identified as a relatively common cause of both UTIs and bacteremia [ 4 , 5 ]. 2019-10-23 2020-04-23 Aerococcus urinae (A.urinae) isanewcomer to clinical and microbiological practice. This bacterium is mainly associated with urinary tract infections (UTI) especially in elderly patients with predisposing conditions. A. urinae naturally is isolated from dust, air, vegetation, and hospital environments.

A. urinae is a gram-positive coccus occurring in tetrads or pairs, similar to the α-hemolytic Streptococci, which is commonly found in the urinary tract in children and elderly people. Aerococcus urinae is a Gram-positive bacterium that can cause invasive infection, including infectious endocarditis (IE), mainly in older men. A. urinae is often misclassiﬁed in routine diagnostic laboratories. Through searches in the laboratory databases we identify 16 iso- All had monomicrobial bacteremia caused by Aerococcus urinae. All patients had a genitourinary source of infection, and five had at least one underlying urological abnormality like nephrolithiasis, prostate cancer, BPH, phimosis, and bladder cancer. None of the patients had cardiac devices or were active intravenous drug users. In the last one to two decades additionally six species have been included in the genus: A. urinae (1992), Aerococcus christensenii (1999), Aerococcus urinae hominis (2001), A. sanguinicola (2001), Aerococcus urinaeequi (reclassification of Pediococcus urinae equi, 2005), Aerococcus suis (2007), and Aerococcus vaginalis (2014).
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We present a case of an 80 year-old male with bladder cancer and multimorbidity who developed A. urinae infection. A. urinae may cause simple and complicated UTIs, bacteremia, and endocarditis in older adults with multimorbidity, chronic urinary retention, or indwelling catheters. Aerococcus urinae is a Gram-positive bacterium that can cause invasive infection, including infectious endocarditis (IE), mainly in older men. A. urinae is often misclassiﬁed in routine diagnostic laboratories.

DISCLOSURES: No Aerococci occur naturally in dust, air, vegetation, and hospital environments. A. urinae has been known to cause urinary tract infections, bacteremia/septicemia However, there are case reports of AU causing more serious infections, including bacteremia and endocarditis.
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A population-based study of aerococcal bacteraemia in the

We describe four cases of severe A. urinae bloodstream infections. All patients had underlying urologic conditions. Urine cultures, however, were negative. Two species in the genus Aerococcus have been implicated as rare pathogens in humans.

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Se hela listan på academic.oup.com 2019-10-23 · Background: Aerococcus urinae is a Gram-positive coccus that is increasingly recognized as a urinary pathogen since the introduction of mass spectrometry for identification of bacteria. We report a case of abdominal aortitis (with aneurysm) caused by A urinae in a male with recurrent urinary tract infections and recently treated A urinae bacteremia. bacteremia. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jul;35(7):1151-7.