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. 2016 Jun;48(2):136-9.
doi: 10.3947/ic.2016.48.2.136. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

Staphylococcus saprophyticus Bacteremia originating from Urinary Tract Infections: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jaehyung Hur  1 , Anna Lee  1 , Jeongmin Hong  1 , Won-Yong Jo  1 , Oh-Hyun Cho  1 , Sunjoo Kim  2 , In-Gyu Bae  3
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus Bacteremia originating from Urinary Tract Infections: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jaehyung Hur et al. Infect Chemother. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a common pathogen of acute urinary tract infection (UTI) in young females. However, S. saprophyticus bacteremia originating from UTI is very rare and has not been reported in Korea. We report a case of S. saprophyticus bacteremia from UTI in a 60-year-old female with a urinary stone treated successfully with intravenous ciprofloxacin, and review the cases of S. saprophyticus bacteremia reported in the literature. Thus, the microorganism may cause invasive infection and should be considered when S. saprophyticus is isolated from blood cultures in patients with UTI.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Kidney Calculi; Staphylococcus saprophyticus; Urinary Tract Infections.

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Figure 1. An obstructing 6-mm-sized renal stone (white arrow) on the pelvis of the left kidney, with hydroureteronephrosis (black arrow), and proximal ureter wall thickening on abdominal computed tomography scan.
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