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Case Reports
. 2010 Sep;48(9):3445-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00835-10. Epub 2010 Jul 21.

Aerococcus urinae: severe and fatal bloodstream infections and endocarditis

Margriet F C de Jong  1 , Robin Soetekouw, Reinier W ten Kate, Dick Veenendaal
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Case Reports

Aerococcus urinae: severe and fatal bloodstream infections and endocarditis

Margriet F C de Jong et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Aerococcus urinae is a pathogen that rarely causes severe or fatal infections. We describe four cases of severe A. urinae bloodstream infections. All patients had underlying urologic conditions. Urine cultures, however, were negative.

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