A Case of Pyelonephritis Accompanied by Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia.

Author: Hoon Il KIM ¹ ; Dae Seop LIM ; Jung Yeon SEO ; Suk Hoon CHOI
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Esteprimaoera@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Enterococcus hirae; Pyleonephritis; Bacteremia
MeSH: Bacteremia; Enterococcus; Female; Humans; Korea; Middle Aged; Pyelonephritis
From: Infection and Chemotherapy 2009;41(6):359-361
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Enterococcus hirae infection is rare in humans. We describe a case of pyelonephritis that was caused by Enterococcus hirae in a 57-year-old woman. E. hirae was isolated from both blood and urine. This is the 2nd case report on bacteremia caused by E. hirae in Korea.