Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2003 Nov;41(11):5262-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5262-5264.2003.

Isolation of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group from urine and their relationship to urinary tract infections

Srdjan Stepanovic  1 , Petr Jezek, Dragana Vukovic, Ivana Dakic, Petr Petrás
Affiliations

Isolation of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group from urine and their relationship to urinary tract infections

Srdjan Stepanovic et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

During a 3-year study period, 32,741 urine samples were analyzed for the presence of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group (S. sciuri, S. lentus, and S. vitulinus), and 13 isolates were identified. They presented 0.79% of the total number of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated. One case of symptomatic urinary tract infection and five possible cases of asymptomatic bacteriuria caused by these bacteria were established. It is noteworthy, however, that over 50% of the isolates originated from hospitalized patients.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Aspevall, O., H. Hallander, V. Gant, and T. Kouri. 2001. European guidelines for urinalysis: a collaborative document produced by European clinical microbiologists and clinical chemists under ECLM in collaboration with ESCMID. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 7:173-178. - PubMed
    1. Couto, I., I. Santos Sanches, E. Sá-Leão, and H. de Lencastre. 2000. Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri strains isolated from humans. J. Clin. Microbiol. 38:1136-1143. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Devriese, L. A., K. H. Schleifer, and G. O. Adegoke. 1985. Identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci from farm animals. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 58:45-55. - PubMed
    1. Dromigny, J. A., P. Nabeth, and J. D. Perrier Gros Claude. 2002. Distribution and susceptibility of bacterial urinary tract infections in Dakar, Senegal. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 20:339-347. - PubMed
    1. Freney, J., W. E. Kloos, V. Hajek, J. A. Webster, M. Bes, Y. Brun, and C. Vernozy-Rozand. 1999. Recommended minimal standards for description of new staphylococcal species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49:489-502. - PubMed