Brandon Butcher, Echko Holman, James R Johnson, Aaron Boothby
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Abstract
Background: Aerococcus urinae (A urinae), considered a rare pathogen, has been identified with increasing frequency in urine cultures. Only 8 cases of spondylodiscitis due to A urinae have been reported. Optimal treatment for invasive A urinae infection is undefined. However, the reported cases were treated successfully with diverse antibiotic regimen combinations, all including a β-lactam and beginning with at least 2 weeks of IV antibiotics.
Case presentation: A 74-year-old man presented to the emergency department after 2 weeks of midthoracic back pain, lower extremity weakness, gait imbalance, fatigue, anorexia, rigors, and subjective fevers. The patient was presumed to have discitis secondary to a urinary tract infection with possible pyelonephritis and was given empiric vancomycin and ceftriaxone. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging with contrast supported spondylodiscitis. Preliminary results from the admission blood and urine cultures showed gram-positive cocci in clusters.
Conclusions: A urinae urinary tract infection in the absence of obvious predisposing factors should prompt evaluation for urinary outflow obstruction. We suspect a review of a US Department of Veterans Affairs population might uncover a higher incidence of A urinae infection than previously suspected.