Aerococcus urinae: Severe and fatal bloodstream infections and endocarditis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3445-3447

  De Jong, Margriet F C ^a   Soetekouw, Robin ^a   Ten Kate, Reinier W ^a   Veenendaal, Dick ^a  

^a Kennemer Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RNA 16S; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROCOCCUS URINAE; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VENOUS PRESSURE;

AEROCOCCUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

AEROCOCCUS URINAE;

EID: 77956815500     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00835-10     Document Type: Article

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