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- Table 1. Case Reports of Previously Healthy Boys Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis and the Urinary Tract Abnormality Found on Each Case
Authors Age (years) Symptoms Reported Urinalysis (cells/hpf) Urine culture (Staphylococcus epidermidis growth in CFUs/mL) Second Urine Culture Urinary Tract Abnormality Hagler & Dobkin2 9 Dysuria, difficulty initiating urinary stream RBCs 3–6, WBCs 100, large bacteria >100,000 and Enterococcus Same as first Diverticulum of the bladder 11 Fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, sore throat, diarrhea WBCs 20–30, large bacteria >100,000 Same as first Diverticulum of the bladder Hall & Snitzer3 6 Fever, abdominal and flank pain, vomiting RBCs 2–4, proteinuria +1, ketonuria +1 >1,000,000 Same as first Bilateral grade III reflux, bilateral duplicating collecting system 7 Fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, chills RBCs 0–1, WBCs 3–5, proteinuria +1, trace blood, ketonuria +2 >100,000 >50,000 Right grade III reflux, left grade II reflux McDonald and Lohr4 11 Fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, WBCs 5–8, trace leukocyte esterase >100,000 Same as first Right grade III reflux Upadhyayula et al5 <1 Fever, upper respiratory symptoms WBCs <5 1000–100,000 >100,000 Right grade V reflux, left grade IV reflux RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell.