Streptococcus pneumoniae as a uropathogen in children with urinary tract abnormalities

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec;32(12):1386-8. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829efdc4.

Abstract

We describe 3 children with urinary tract abnormalities and large numbers of Streptococcus pneumoniae in their urine, along with a brief review of previously reported cases. These findings strongly suggest that S. pneumoniae is a uropathogen, especially in children with urinary tract abnormalities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pneumococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Pneumococcal Infections / urine
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Urinary Tract / abnormalities*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / urine