Aerococcus viridans urinary tract infection in a pediatric patient with secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism.
Rev Argent Microbiol
; 42(4): 269-70, 2010.
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Aerococcus viridans is a catalase-negative gram-positive bacterium rarely found as human pathogen. Some cases of urinary tract infection (UTI) have been described in immunocompromised adults. In this article we describe a UTI case caused by this agent in a child with severe obstructive uropathy, clinically presented with secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism (SPHA). Although A. viridans is rarely associated with child infection, it can be responsible for life threatening conditions/ situations. To our knowledge, A. viridans UTI has never been reported in pediatric patients.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Infecções Urinárias
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Pseudo-Hipoaldosteronismo
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Aerococcus
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Argent Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal
País de publicação:
Argentina