Aerococcus sanguinicola
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Aerococcus sanguinicola is a member of the bacterial genus Aerococcus and is a Gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus growing in clusters. This species was defined in 2001 [1] and has since then been increasingly recognized as a pathogen causing urinary tract infections [2][3] and also invasive infections including infective endocarditis.[4] Commercially available biochemical tests fail to properly identify A. sanguinicola [5] and correct identification can be achieved through genetic or mass spectroscopic methods, such as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF).[6] A. sanguinicola is, with A. urinae, the most common aerococcus isolated from urine, but from blood, A. urinae is much more commonly encountered.
References
[edit]- ^ Aguirre, M.; Collins, M. D. (2001). "Aerococcus sanguicola sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical source". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 475–79. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-2-475. PMID 11321093.
- ^ Shelton-Dodge, K; Vetter, EA; Kohner, PC; Nyre, LM; Patel, R (August 2011). "Clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aerococcus sanguinicola and Aerococcus urinae". Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 70 (4): 448–51. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.09.001.
- ^ Cattoir, V; Kobal, A; Legrand, P (October 2010). "Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola, two frequently misidentified uropathogens". Scand J Infect Dis. 42 (10): 775–80. doi:10.3109/00365548.2010.485576.
- ^ Ibler, K; Truberg Jensen, K; Östergaard, C; Sönkensen, UW; Bruun, B; Schönheyder, HC; Kemp, M; Dargis, R; Andresen, K; Christensen, JJ (2008). "'Six cases of Aerococcus sanguinicola infection: clinical relevance and bacterial identification". Scand J Infect Dis. 40 (9): 761–65. doi:10.1080/00365540802078059.
- ^ Cattoir, V; Kobal, A; Legrand, P (October 2010). "Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola, two frequently misidentified uropathogens". Scand J Infect Dis. 42 (10): 775–80. doi:10.3109/00365548.2010.485576.
- ^ Rasmussen, M. (2013). "Aerococci and aerococcal infections". Journal of Infection. 66 (6): 467–474. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2012.12.006. PMID 23277106.
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