Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Aerococcus Urinae
Reba Varughese,
Achsah Mathew,
Rishi Chadha,
Julia Kostka,
David Regelmann
Affiliations
Reba Varughese
Department of Internal Medicine, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine / St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA; Corresponding author.
Achsah Mathew
Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Medicine, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
Rishi Chadha
Department of Internal Medicine, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine / St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA
Julia Kostka
Department of Internal Medicine, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine / St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA
David Regelmann
Department of Internal Medicine, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine / St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA
Infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Aerococcus urinae is rare. The true incidence rate of this pathogen is likely underestimated as this is easily misidentified as Staphylococci or Streptococci. It is also associated with increased risk of complications such as systemic emboli. Aerococcus usually affects elderly males with underlying urological conditions. Here we present a case of IE with this rare Aerococcus urinae in a young man with a bioprosthetic aortic valve, despite negative urine cultures.
