Staphylococcus saprophyticus Bacteremia originating from Urinary Tract Infections: A Case Report and Literature Review.
- Author:
Jaehyung HUR
1
;
Anna LEE
;
Jeongmin HONG
;
Won Yong JO
;
Oh Hyun CHO
;
Sunjoo KIM
;
In Gyu BAE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Staphylococcus saprophyticus; Bacteremia; Urinary Tract Infections; Kidney Calculi
- MeSH: Bacteremia*; Ciprofloxacin; Female; Humans; Kidney Calculi; Korea; Middle Aged; Staphylococcus saprophyticus*; Staphylococcus*; Urinary Calculi; Urinary Tract Infections*; Urinary Tract*
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2016;48(2):136-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
