A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis

Ashley Reuter; Ashley Heyman; Benjamin Stockton; David Kraklau; Michael S Wang

doi:10.1155/2019/7478607

A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 26:2019:7478607. doi: 10.1155/2019/7478607. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Ashley Reuter¹, Ashley Heyman¹, Benjamin Stockton¹, David Kraklau², Michael S Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Spectrum Health Lakeland, Department of Medicine-St. Joseph, Osteopathic Medical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.
² Spectrum Health Lakeland, Department of Surgery-St. Joseph, Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Abstract

We report a case of a 71-year-old male with a history of BPH who presented with flank pain, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and nausea. He had a dental cleaning 1 month prior to admission and flosses daily. Laboratory data revealed both urine and blood cultures to be positive for streptococcus sanguinis. Computed tomography revealed a 10 mm right ureteral stone, and an ultrasound demonstrated moderate right hydronephrosis. He underwent an ureteroscopy with stent placement. A transesophageal echocardiogram was negative for endocarditis. He completed 2 weeks of IV ceftriaxone and made a complete recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports