[Microbiological and clinical features of urinary tract infections due to Staphylococcus saprophyticus (author's transl)].
Ninety-one strains of coagulase-negative Staphylococci isolated from urine specimens of patients with urinary tract infection were classified by the kloos and Schleifer method. The study confirmed the pathogenic role played by S. saprophyticus--an organism characterized by its biological properties and its resistance to novobiocin--in UTI of young female out-patients. On the other hand, coagulase-negative Staphylococci sensitive to novobiocin were mostly found in the urine of elderly in-patients who had undergone instrumental procedures or who presented with urinary tract abnormalities. Precise identification of coagulase-negative Staphylococci urinary isolates is needed, since it has epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic applications.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*
Infection urinaire à Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Aspects microbiologiques et cliniques.