ACTA FAC MED NAISS 2021;38(4):399-402

UDC:616.6‑022.1:579.86
DOI:10.5937/afmnai38-32051

Case report

What is Fishy in Asymptomatic Patients? Co-Occurrence
of Aerococcus urinae Infection in Pediatric Patient
with Phimosis

Gordana Smieško^1,2, Pavle Banović^1,3, Vera Gusman^1,2, Biljana Milosavljević², Deana Medić^1,2, Tamara Bulajić^4,5, Milica Pejaković Budinski^2,4, Svetlana Golocorbin-Kon⁶

¹University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology with Parasitology and Immunology, Novi Sad, Serbia
²Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
³Pasteur Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
⁴University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
⁵Community Health Centre Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
⁶University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, Novi Sad, Serbia

 SUMMARY

                Here we present the first case of Aerococcus urinae isolated from urine sample of a 5-year-old boy from Vojvodina province (Serbia). The patient had predisposing factors related to the susceptibility of genitourinary system to infection. Thus, he reported no complaints related to active urinary infections. Eradication of infection was achieved after 10-day treatment with meropenem.

From this case, the question emerges: Is there a possibility that A. urinae infections are neglected in pediatric patients with susceptibility of genitourinary system to infection? Only after wide introduction of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in competent laboratories, we will be able to give a precise answer.