title: Streptococcus pneumoniae in urinary tracts of children with chronic kidney disease.
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is not commonly considered an agent of urinary tract infections. We report 3 children with urinary tract abnormalities who had high numbers of S. pneumoniae in their urine (≥10⁴ CFU/mL) and varying clinical symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department for Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. irene.burckhardt@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Burckhardt
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents