Septicaemia and endomyocarditis caused by Aerococcus urinae.
Aerococcus urinae, an uncommon urinary tract pathogen, was recently shown to cause septicaemia and endocarditis in a few patients in Denmark and the Netherlands. In Austria this is the first report of a fatal course of endomyocarditis by Aerococcus urinae, associated with multiple septic infarcts.
Abteilung für Intensivmedizin, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck, Austria.
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D000328:Adult; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000473:pathology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000473:pathology*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000473:pathology; D013289:Streptococcaceae