Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant
We describe the case of a previously healthy 7-month-old male infant with urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus epidermidis grown from two separate urine cultures. Further evaluation showed severe bilateral vesicoureteral reflux. Physicians should not assume that S. epidermidis is always a c...
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| author | Shankar Upadhyayula Mamatha Kambalapalli Basim I. Asmar |
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| description | We describe the case of a previously healthy 7-month-old male infant with urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus epidermidis grown from two separate urine cultures. Further evaluation showed severe bilateral vesicoureteral reflux. Physicians should not assume that S. epidermidis is always a contaminant in urine cultures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da2d46bf546844868bf463f5b7f47ff52025-08-20T03:24:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332012-01-01201210.1155/2012/983153983153Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an InfantShankar Upadhyayula0Mamatha Kambalapalli1Basim I. Asmar2Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USAWe describe the case of a previously healthy 7-month-old male infant with urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus epidermidis grown from two separate urine cultures. Further evaluation showed severe bilateral vesicoureteral reflux. Physicians should not assume that S. epidermidis is always a contaminant in urine cultures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/983153 |
| spellingShingle | Shankar Upadhyayula Mamatha Kambalapalli Basim I. Asmar Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant |
| title_full | Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant |
| title_fullStr | Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant |
| title_short | Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant |
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