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
CASE
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Content: His other vitals were stable. His physical examination was unremarkable except for the presence of foley catheter that he had for a long time because of his underlying mental condition. Laboratory workup revealed high white blood cell count of 27×10 9 /L and urine analysis consistent with UTI (positive leukocyte esterase, many white blood cells, and many bacteria). The chest radiograph was normal. Patient was started on intravenous gatifloxacin for urosepsis. The blood cultures (2/2) were negative, but urine culture grew >10 5 colonies of S. saprophyticus with sensitivity pattern as shown in Table 1. Patient responded very well to treatment with resolution of symptoms within 24 hours. TABLE 1: Antimicrobial Susceptibility ofS. saprophyticus
DISCUSSION
Pereira described novobiocin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from bacteriuric patients in 1962. 1 Mitchell identified these organisms from women with UTI and placed them in micrococci subgroup.