Streptococcus pneumoniae in Urinary Tracts of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

oleh: Irene Burckhardt, Stefan Zimmermann

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-01-01

Deskripsi

Streptococcus pneumoniae is not commonly considered an agent of urinary tract infections. We report 3 children with urinary tract abnormalities who had high numbers of S. pneumoniae in their urine (>104 CFU/mL) and varying clinical symptoms.