Spondylodiscitis due to Aerococcus urinae: a first report.
Aerococcus urinae is an uncommon urinary tract pathogen which causes infections predominantly in elderly persons with local and general predisposing conditions. There are few case reports of severe infections caused by Aerococcus urinae among which only 14 cases of endocarditis caused by Aerococcus urinae have been reported. We report the first case of Aerococcus urinae spondylodiscitis. The patient responded to 4 weeks of amoxicillin and clindamycin, and to 5 months of amoxicillin alone.
Astudillo
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Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Purpan, 1 place du Dr Baylac, 31059 Toulouse, France. astudillo.l@chu-toulouse.fr
Sailler
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Porte
L
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Lefevre
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JC
Massip
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Arlet-Suau
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D000368:Aged; D000583:Amikacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015299:Discitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D002981:Clindamycin; D000658:Amoxicillin; D000583:Amikacin