title: Staphylococcus saprophyticus Bacteremia originating from Urinary Tract Infections: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a common pathogen of acute urinary tract infection (UTI) in young females. However, S. saprophyticus bacteremia originating from UTI is very rare and has not been reported in Korea. We report a case of S. saprophyticus bacteremia from UTI in a 60-year-old female with a urinary stone treated successfully with intravenous ciprofloxacin, and review the cases of S. saprophyticus bacteremia reported in the literature. Thus, the microorganism may cause invasive infection and should be considered when S. saprophyticus is isolated from blood cultures in patients with UTI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaehyung
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7556-1070
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeongmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Yong
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Oh-Hyun
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.; Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sunjoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.; Gyeongsang Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Gyu
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9929-2271
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Bae
keywords: Bacteremia; Kidney Calculi; Staphylococcus saprophyticus; Urinary Tract Infections