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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr-Jun;7(2):85-6.
doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.157246.

A Case of Aerococcus Urinae Vertebral Osteomyelitis

Michael Jerome  1 , Jihad Slim  1 , Raymund Sison  1 , Randy Marton  2
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Case Reports

A Case of Aerococcus Urinae Vertebral Osteomyelitis

Michael Jerome et al. J Glob Infect Dis. 2015 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Aerococcus urinae is an aerobic, alpha hemolytic gram positive coccus bacterium that grows in pairs or clusters. We report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis due to A. urinae. This has not been previously reported in the literature.

Keywords: Aerococcus urinae; Alpha hemolytic; Osteomyelitis.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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