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Abstract:
An 82-year-old bedridden man with sequelae from a cerebral infarction was admitted to a welfare institution for the elderly. He developed a high fever and hematuria and was prescribed levofloxacin for the treatment of a suspected urinary tract infection. Although his condition improved, the symptoms subsequently recurred; therefore, levofloxacin was again administered. He remained febrile and was admitted to a hospital due to recalcitrant urinary tract infection. Immediately after admission, he developed ischuria and pyuria. Urine and blood cultures at admission indicated the presence of levofloxacin-resistant Oligella urethralis (O. urethralis). He recovered with ceftriaxone medication. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bacteremia associated with a urinary tract infection caused by O. urethralis in Japan.
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