Urinary tract infections in men caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus.
Clinical data of 49 male patients, whose urine contained Staphylococcus saprophyticus (greater than 10(5) bacteria/ml), were analyzed. The median age of the patients was 70 yr (range 7-83). Of the patients, 25 had catheter à demeure. Among the remaining patients, 22 had symptoms of acute urinary tract infection, 8 of whom had symptoms suggesting engagement also of the upper urinary tract. One 17-yr-old man had acute epididymitis. One patient was symptomless. No obstructive uropathy could be revealed in 13 (54%) of the 24 patients without catheter.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*