Lyagoubi A, Souffi C, Baroiller V, Vallee E. Aerococcus Urinae Spondylodiscitis: An Increasingly Described Localization.
EJIFCC 2020;
31:169-173. [PMID:
32549885 PMCID:
PMC7294815]
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Abstract
Aerococcus urinae is currently more frequently identified since the introduction of MALDI-TOF MS technique in routine laboratories. Serious infections such as endocarditis and spondylodiscitis are increasingly reported in the literature. This is a case of septic spondylodiscitis and bacteremia due to Aerococcus urinae with a urinary starting point.
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