PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lozano, Valentina
AU  - Fernandez, Gabriela
AU  - Spencer, Patricia L.
AU  - Taylor, Susan L.
AU  - Hatch, Robert
TI  - <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Staphylococcus epidermidis</span> in Urine Is Not Always Benign: A Case Report of Pyelonephritis in a Child
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.140118
DP  - 2015 Jan 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 151--153
VI  - 28
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/1/151.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/1/151.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2015 Jan 01; 28
AB  - Purpose: Staphylococcus epidermidis in urine cultures from previously healthy children is usually considered to be a contaminant. The goal of this study was to identify cases in which S. epidermidis was an infectious cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children.Methods: A literature search identified 7 cases, 6 of which were previously published and 1 which was unpublished, described herein.Results: S. epidermidis was identified as the causative organism of UTIs in children with underlying urinary tract abnormalities.Conclusion: UTIs caused by S. epidermidis in a previously healthy child should not be disregarded as a contaminant and further workup for urinary tract abnormality is indicated.