Intrarenal abscesses due to Ureaplasma urealyticum in a transplanted kidney.
A young woman developed multiple abscesses in her transplanted kidney. Amplification of the 16S rRNA gene with subsequent sequencing revealed Ureaplasma urealyticum as the infectious agent. Microbiological diagnosis and sensitivity testing led to therapy with levofloxacin, resulting in rapid recovery of the patient.
Eilers
Elisabeth
E
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Moter
Annette
A
Bollmann
Renate
R
Haffner
Dieter
D
Querfeld
Uwe
U
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*