title: Aerococcus viridans urinary tract infection in a pediatric patient with secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism.
abstract: Aerococcus viridans is a catalase-negative gram-positive bacterium rarely found as human pathogen. Some cases of urinary tract infection (UTI) have been described in immunocompromised adults. In this article we describe a UTI case caused by this agent in a child with severe obstructive uropathy, clinically presented with secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism (SPHA). Although A. viridans is rarely associated with child infection, it can be responsible for life threatening conditions/ situations. To our knowledge, A. viridans UTI has never been reported in pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Gaia/Espinho, EPE (CHVNG), Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. ana.luisa20@gmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vinhas-Da-Silva
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Felício
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vilarinho
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D056570:Aerococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood; D003559:Cystostomy; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011546:Pseudohypoaldosteronism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin