一名12岁男孩因尿液气球菌感染引发急性肾盂肾炎。

Acute pyelonephritis caused by Aerococcus urinae in a 12-year-old boy.

作者信息

Murray Thomas S, Muldrew Kenneth L, Finkelstein Robert, Hampton Lee, Edberg Stephen C, Cappello Michael

机构信息

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.

出版信息

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Aug;27(8):760-2. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318170af46.

DOI:10.1097/INF.0b013e318170af46

PMID:18574434

Abstract

Aerococcus urinae are Gram-positive cocci that cause urinary tract infections in adults with underlying genitourinary (GU) tract disease. We report a case of pyelonephritis caused by A. urinae in a 12-year-old boy with a history of pyeloplasty and GU reflux.

摘要

尿液气球菌是革兰氏阳性球菌，可在患有潜在泌尿生殖系统（GU）疾病的成人中引起尿路感染。我们报告了一例由尿液气球菌引起的肾盂肾炎病例，患者为一名12岁男孩，有肾盂成形术和GU反流病史。