PMID: 8604465Mar 1, 1996Paper

Urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus saprophyticus: a clinical presentation mimicking a renal stone in a male adolescent

Southern Medical Journal
B K Rizen

Abstract

In the context of increasing flank pain, hematuria, lack of toxicity, and absence of a stone on imaging studies, the cause may be a urinary tract infection due to Staphylococcus saprophyticus. When symptoms suggest renal lithiasis but intravenous pyelogram, renal ultrasonography, or renal cortical scan is negative for obstructive uropathy and dimercaptosuccinic acid scanning suggests acute pyelonephritis, initial antibiotic selection should include coverage for this organism, pending urine culture and sensitivity results.

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