Endocarditis caused by Aerococcus urinae: a case report and review of literature
Gobbo Giovanni, Papa Mario Virgilio, Girolami Bruno, Mazzitelli Maria, Biolo Marta, Sergi Giuseppe, Simioni Paolo · 2026
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Giovanni Gobbo and co-authors report a heart valve infection caused by an uncommon urine bacterium, in a 2026 case report with a literature review. The bacterium, Aerococcus urinae, usually causes simple urinary infections and is easily mistaken for commoner germs.
Their patient, a seventy-four-year-old Italian woman, arrived with stroke-like symptoms from infected debris that had traveled to her brain. Brain bleeding ruled out quick valve surgery, so eight weeks of antibiotics carried her to rehabilitation. The review gathered sixty-eight published cases: mostly men, often with urinary risk factors, with brain embolism the commonest spread and death in about a quarter. The authors advise weighing surgery case by case.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gobbo Giovanni, Papa Mario Virgilio, Girolami Bruno, Mazzitelli Maria, Biolo Marta, Sergi Giuseppe, Simioni Paolo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |