[Aerococcus urinae. A newcomer among pathogenic bacteria in clinical and microbiological practice]

B Korner; J J Christensen

[Aerococcus urinae. A newcomer among pathogenic bacteria in clinical and microbiological practice]

Ugeskr Laeger. 1999 Nov 1;161(44):6039-42.

[Article in Danish]

Authors

B Korner¹, J J Christensen

Affiliation

¹ Klinisk mikrobiologisk afdeling, H:S Bispebjerg Hospital.

PMID: 10778337

Abstract

A decade ago we discovered a hitherto unrecognized Aerococcus-like organism (ALO) in urine specimens from patients with urinary tract infection. Further microbiological and clinical investigations enabled us to classify it as a human pathogen also causing urogenic septicaemia and endocarditis, the latter often with lethal outcome. The organism is now designated Aerococcus urinae.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Humans
Sepsis / drug therapy
Sepsis / microbiology*
Streptococcaceae* / classification
Streptococcaceae* / isolation & purification
Streptococcaceae* / pathogenicity
Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents