title: Aerococcus viridans endocarditis.
abstract: Aerococcus viridans organisms are gram-positive cocci with a strong tendency to form tetrads. These bacteria have infrequently been encountered as a human pathogen, particularly in bacterial endocarditis. A review of the literature suggests that treatment of A. viridans endocarditis should be similar to that for endocarditis caused by penicillin-susceptible streptococci.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections