Urosepsis with Aerococcus urinae in a Patient with Complicated Urinary Tract Infection.
10.3904/kjm.2016.91.2.229
- Author:
Chang Min HEO
1
;
Kyeong Min JO
;
Ji Hoon JANG
;
Yoo Jin LEE
;
Bong Soo PARK
;
Yang Wook KIM
;
Sihyung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. pakssyung@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aerococcus;
Urinary tract infection;
Sepsis
- MeSH:
Aerococcus*;
Agar;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Catalase;
Enterococcus;
Genes, rRNA;
Humans;
Hydronephrosis;
Korea;
Sepsis;
Staphylococcus;
Streptococcus;
Ureter;
Urinary Tract Infections*;
Urinary Tract*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2016;91(2):229-232
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aerococcus urinae is a gram-positive coccus that produces alpha-hemolysis on blood agar and is negative for catalase. A. urinae can often be misidentified as a streptococcus, staphylococcus, or enterococcus by most commercial identification systems. Although A. urinae is a rarely reported human pathogen, it can be fatal in some cases. Here we report on a case of urosepsis caused by A. urinae, identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing in a patient with ureter stones and hydronephrosis, for the first time in Korea. It is important for physicians to consider A. urinae as a potential pathogen and to prescribe the most suitable antibiotics to ensure the best outcome.
