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. 2015 Sep;34(9):1023-5.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000780.

High Frequency of Staphylococcus Saprophyticus Urinary Tract Infections Among Female Adolescents

Denise Swei Lo  1 , Huei Hsin Shieh, Eliane Roseli Barreira, Selma Lopes Betta Ragazzi, Alfredo Elias Gilio
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High Frequency of Staphylococcus Saprophyticus Urinary Tract Infections Among Female Adolescents

Denise Swei Lo et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Sep.

Abstract

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a rarely reported agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the pediatric population. In our retrospective 3-year study, S. saprophyticus comprised 24.5% of 106 isolates of UTIs in female adolescents 12-15 years of age who attended an emergency department. Clinicians should be aware of the high prevalence of this etiology when empirically treating UTIs in female adolescents.

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