Peptococcla urinary tract infection with bacteremia: a case report.
The second documented case of urinary tract infection with associated bacteremia of Peptococcus asaccharolyticus origin is reported. High fever and low peripheral white blood count were manifestations of bacteremia with Pepococcus asaccharolyticus, an anaerobic gram-positive coccus. Although anaerobes have been documented to cause urinary tract infections resulting in bacteremia most previous reports implicate aerobes in these processes. The problems inherent in culturing urine for anaerobes are reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010460:Peptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine