High Frequency of Staphylococcus Saprophyticus Urinary Tract Infections Among Female Adolescents

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Sep;34(9):1023-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000780.

Abstract

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a rarely reported agent of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the pediatric population. In our retrospective 3-year study, S. saprophyticus comprised 24.5% of 106 isolates of UTIs in female adolescents 12-15 years of age who attended an emergency department. Clinicians should be aware of the high prevalence of this etiology when empirically treating UTIs in female adolescents.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus / isolation & purification*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*