Aerococcus urinae is a gram-positive coccus that resembles streptococci but has distinct pathogenic and antibiotic susceptibility traits. It has emerged as a significant pathogen in elderly males and those with urologic abnormalities or catheters, often causing chronic or recurrent UTIs. It is frequently misidentified by conventional methods, making PCR-based diagnostics valuable (Higgins & Garg 2017, Rasmussen 2016, Wang et al. 2023).
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Rasmussen M. Aerococcus: an increasingly acknowledged human pathogen. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Jan;22(1):22-27.
