Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant

Joint Authors

Upadhyayula, Shankar
Asmar, Basim I.
Kambalapalli, Mamatha

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-08-09

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

We describe the case of a previously healthy 7-month-old male infant with urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus epidermidis grown from two separate urine cultures.

Further evaluation showed severe bilateral vesicoureteral reflux.

Physicians should not assume that S.

epidermidis is always a contaminant in urine cultures.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Upadhyayula, Shankar& Kambalapalli, Mamatha& Asmar, Basim I.. 2012. Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Upadhyayula, Shankar…[et al.]. Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Upadhyayula, Shankar& Kambalapalli, Mamatha& Asmar, Basim I.. Staphylococcus epidermidis Urinary Tract Infection in an Infant. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
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Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-513465