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.

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University of Innsbruck
Austria

Keywords

Adult, Male, Coronary Thrombosis, Streptococcaceae, Myocardial Infarction, Shock, Cardiogenic, Endocarditis, Bacterial, Coronary Vessels, Myocarditis, Fatal Outcome, Sepsis, Humans, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

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