A Case of Enterococcus hirae Septicemia in a Patient with Acute Pyelonephritis.
- Author:
Jongsun PARK
1
;
Young UH
;
In Ho JANG
;
Kap Jun YOON
;
Sung Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Enterococcus hirae;
Acute pyelonephritis;
Sepsis;
Bacteremia
- MeSH:
Animals;
Bacteremia;
Enterococcus*;
Humans;
Korea;
Pyelonephritis*;
Sepsis*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
2000;20(5):501-503
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Enterococcus hirae is a member of the Enterococcus genus and is known to cause infections in animals, but it is uncommonly encountered in clinical isolates from humans. We isolated E. hirae from blood of a patient with acute pyelonephritis and sepsis. This is the first case report of bacteremia caused by E. hirae in Korea.
