A Rare Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Aerococcus Urinae

Authors

Benjamin Ossai, Internal Medicine Resident at Long Island Community HospitalFollow
Shadan Mehraban, Internal Medicine Resident at Long Island Community Hospital
Jonathan London, Internal Medicine Resident at Long Island Community Hospital
Nicholas Spetsieris, Internal Medicine Resident at Long Island Community Hospital
Zubin Tharayil, Internal Medicine Program Director at Long Island Community Hospital
Manoj Trehan, Infectious Disease at Long Island Community Hospital
Balaji Pratap, Cardiologist at Long Island Community Hospital

Abstract

Aerococcus urinae is an alpha-hemolytic gram-positive catalase-negative coccus that typically causes urinary tract infections. It has been rarely implicated in other invasive infections such as endocarditis, bacteremia, peritonitis, meningitis, and vertebral osteomyelitis. There are approximately 50 reported cases of A. urinae infective endocarditis in literature. We present a rare case of a 64-year-old male who was found to have a urinary tract infection, bacteremia, and endocarditis caused by A. urinae.

Recommended Citation

Ossai, Benjamin; Mehraban, Shadan; London, Jonathan; Spetsieris, Nicholas; Tharayil, Zubin; Trehan, Manoj; and Pratap, Balaji () "A Rare Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Aerococcus Urinae," Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives: Vol. 15: Iss. 1, Article 14.
DOI: 10.55729/2000-9666.1433
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.gbmc.org/jchimp/vol15/iss1/14