Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Septicemia caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus.

M Glimåker1, C Granert, A Krook

  • 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Orebro Medical Center Hospital, Sweden.

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Emerging concepts on the role of epigenetics in the relationships between nutrition and health.

Journal of internal medicine·2018
Same author

Protein translation, proteolysis and autophagy in human skeletal muscle atrophy after spinal cord injury.

Acta physiologica (Oxford, England)·2018
Same author

Betamethasone and dexamethasone in adult community-acquired bacterial meningitis: a quality registry study from 1995 to 2014.

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·2016
Same author

Adult bacterial meningitis-a quality registry study: earlier treatment and favourable outcome if initial management by infectious diseases physicians.

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·2015
Same author

Effects of Nordic walking on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight individuals with type 2 diabetes, impaired or normal glucose tolerance.

Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews·2012
Same author

Targeting adipose tissue angiogenesis to enhance insulin sensitivity.

Diabetologia·2012

Staphylococcus saprophyticus commonly causes urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young women. This study reports two cases of septicemia in healthy women, suggesting this bacterium can cause invasive infections.

Area of Science:

  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a known pathogen causing acute urinary tract infections (UTIs), particularly in young women.
  • Invasive infections, such as septicemia, are rarely reported in patients without underlying immunodeficiency.

Observation:

  • Two cases of septicemia caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus are presented in previously healthy women aged 19 and 33.
  • Neither patient exhibited signs of immunodeficiency prior to the invasive infection.

Findings:

  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus can lead to severe systemic infections like septicemia, even in immunocompetent individuals.
  • The bacterium's potential for causing invasive disease should be recognized.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

  • Clinicians should consider Staphylococcus saprophyticus as a potential cause of invasive infection when isolated from blood cultures in patients presenting with UTI symptoms.
  • This finding expands the understanding of Staphylococcus saprophyticus pathogenicity beyond uncomplicated UTIs.