RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <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
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 151
OP 153
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.140118
VO 28
IS 1
A1 Lozano, Valentina
A1 Fernandez, Gabriela
A1 Spencer, Patricia L.
A1 Taylor, Susan L.
A1 Hatch, Robert
YR 2015
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/1/151.abstract
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(UTI) in children.Methods: A literature search identified 7 cases, 6 of which were previously published and 1 which was unpublished, described herein.Results: S. epidermidis was identified as the causative organism of UTIs in children with underlying urinary tract abnormalities.Conclusion: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.