Aerococcus urinae causing Infective endocarditis in a patient with Down’s syndrome with ventricular septal defect

Valentine LIETAERT; Georgeta CORNEA; Perrine KUCZERA-NAESSENS; Alexandre MONTMUREAU; Gisèle DEWULF; ARNAUD DZEING ELLA

doi:10.22541/au.161002246.66334884/v1

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Aerococcus urinae causing Infective endocarditis in a patient with Down’s syndrome with ventricular septal defect

Valentine LIETAERT,
Georgeta CORNEA,
Perrine KUCZERA-NAESSENS,
Alexandre MONTMUREAU,
Gisèle DEWULF,
ARNAUD DZEING ELLA

Abstract

Aerococcus urinae is rare in infective endocarditis. The best known risk factors are urogenital comorbidities. We report the case of a 46-year-old male with Down’s syndrom with infective endocarditis. The patient underwent successful treatment with amoxicillin and heart surgery with valve replacement.He had an unknown ventricular septal defect