Abstract
Aerococcus urinae are Gram-positive cocci that cause urinary tract infections in adults with underlying genitourinary (GU) tract disease. We report a case of pyelonephritis caused by A. urinae in a 12-year-old boy with a history of pyeloplasty and GU reflux.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Child
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Pyelonephritis / microbiology*
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Streptococcaceae / classification
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Streptococcaceae / genetics
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Streptococcaceae / isolation & purification*