High Frequency of Staphylococcus Saprophyticus Urinary Tract Infections Among Female Adolescents

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a rarely reported agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the pediatric population. In our retrospective 3-year study, S. saprophyticus comprised 24.5% of 106 isolates of UTIs in female adolescents 12-15 years of age who attended an emergency department. Clinicians...

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Published in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 1023 - 1025
Main Authors:	Lo, Denise Swei, Shieh, Huei Hsin, Barreira, Eliane Roseli, Ragazzi, Selma Lopes Betta, Gilio, Alfredo Elias
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-2015
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Female Humans Prevalence Retrospective Studies Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcus saprophyticus - isolation & purification Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology
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Summary:	Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a rarely reported agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the pediatric population. In our retrospective 3-year study, S. saprophyticus comprised 24.5% of 106 isolates of UTIs in female adolescents 12-15 years of age who attended an emergency department. Clinicians should be aware of the high prevalence of this etiology when empirically treating UTIs in female adolescents.
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ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/INF.0000000000000780