Streptococcus pneumoniae in Urinary Tracts of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Streptococcus pneumoniae is not commonly considered an agent of urinary tract infections. We report 3 children with urinary tract abnormalities who had high numbers of S. pneumoniae in their urine (>10(4) CFU/mL) and varying clinical symptoms.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Burckhardt, Irene, Zimmermann, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21192871
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1701.100895
Descripción
Sumario:Streptococcus pneumoniae is not commonly considered an agent of urinary tract infections. We report 3 children with urinary tract abnormalities who had high numbers of S. pneumoniae in their urine (>10(4) CFU/mL) and varying clinical symptoms.

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