Title: Staphylococcus saprophyticus Urinary Tract Infection in Men:... : Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
Headings: Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Urinary Tract Infection in Men: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Staphylococcus saprophyticus Urinary Tract Infection in Men: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Content: 2 These were reclassified and renamed as Staphylococcus saprophyticus in 1974. 3 In 1970s, these were recognized as cause of uncomplicated UTI in women. 4 They are responsible for 7% to 30% of UTI in women, second only to Escherichia coli. Kauffman et al 5 cultured 9314 urine specimens from male patients and isolated coagulase-negative staphylococci from 143 specimens (121 patients). However, only 3 isolates (2 patients) grew S. saprophyticus. Hovelius et al 6 reported frequency of isolate as 0.5% in their series. Therefore unlike in women, S. saprophyticus rarely causes UTIs in men. Because it is a colonizer of skin, UTI by this organism is believed to be of endogenous origin with ascending infection. UTIs caused by S. saprophyticus in men differ from their counterparts in various aspects including age, seasonal variation, and clinical characteristics. Unlike young women, it causes UTIs in elderly men.