Acute pyelonephritis caused by Aerococcus urinae in a 12-year-old boy. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Aerococcus urinae are Gram-positive cocci that cause urinary tract infections in adults with underlying genitourinary (GU) tract disease. We report a case of pyelonephritis caused by A. urinae in a 12-year-old boy with a history of pyeloplasty and GU reflux.

publication date

  • August 1, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Streptococcaceae

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 51049116857

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/INF.0b013e318170af46

PubMed ID

  • 18574434

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 27

issue

  • 8