Acute pyelonephritis caused by Staphylococcus xylosus.
Staphylococcus xylosus was recovered from the urine of a patient with pyelonephritis. Antibodies against the teichoic acid of the microorganism were demonstrated in the patient's serum by the agar gel diffusion technique.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial