Title: Who Are You—Staphylococcus saprophyticus? | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus?

Who Are You— Staphylococcus saprophyticus?
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Content: 04 November 2004
Published: 15 March 2005
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Raul Raz, Raul Colodner, Calvin M. Kunin, Who Are You— Staphylococcus saprophyticus?, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 40, Issue 6, 15 March 2005, Pages 896–898, https://doi.org/10.1086/428353
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Abstract
Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a leading cause of cystitis in young women. S. saprophyticus shares many clinical features of urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli, but differs in pathogenesis, seasonal variation, and geographic distribution. This review summarizes what is known and what still needs to be learned about this microorganism. Topic: urinary tract infections
cystitis
signs and symptoms
escherichia coli
microorganisms
staphylococcus saprophyticus
seasonal variation
Issue Section: BRIEF REPORTS
Staphylococcus saprophyticus is uniquely associated with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in humans. It has special urotropic and ecologic features that are distinctly different from other staphylococci and from Escherichia coli. This article will consider the epidemiology, ecology, pathogenesis, and clinical features of infections caused by this microorganism.