title: Renal abscess yields elusive hypermucoviscous phenotype of, uropathogenic Escherichia coli: a case report.
abstract: Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) strains are described as extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli with preference for the urinary tract. Bottone et al2 recently described the first documentation of a hypermucoviscous phenotype of a UPEC strain that displays a "stringing" phenomenon analogous to those produced by Klebsiella pneumonia strains known to invade the liver. The occurrence of this hypermucoviscous phenotype of UPEC strains causing urinary tract infection has not been well established. Following, we present a case report of two separate renal isolates from a patient with recurrent renal abscesses yielding the aforementioned hypermucoviscous phenotype of UPEC strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920 Stanton L Young Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. Aaron-Benham@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benham
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puzio
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blakey
authors.forename: Gennady
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Slobodov
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D056689:Uropathogenic Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D002443:Ceftriaxone