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Aerococcus urinae: En nytilkommen patogen bakterie i klinisk og mikrobiologisk praksis

Translated title of the contribution: Aerococcus urinae: A newcomer in clinical and microbiological practice
  • Bent Korner*
  • , Jens Jørgen E. Christensen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    A decade ago we discovered a hitherto unrecognized Aerococcus-like organism (ALO) in urine specimens from patients with urinary tract infection. Further microbiological and clinical investigations enabled us to classify it as a human pathogen also causing urogenic septicaemia and endocarditis, the latter often with lethal outcome. The organism is now designated Aerococcus urinae.

    Translated title of the contributionAerococcus urinae: A newcomer in clinical and microbiological practice
    Original languageDanish
    Pages (from-to)6039-6042
    Number of pages4
    JournalUgeskrift for laeger
    Volume161
    Issue number44
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 1999

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