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Staphylococcus epidermidis as a cause of urinary tract infections in children
1Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Egleston Children's Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30319.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
We describe two otherwise healthy children with pyelonephritis caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis. We conclude that S. epidermidis can be a urinary tract pathogen in children without indwelling catheters or other obvious medical problems. Physicians should not automatically assume that S. epidermidis is a contaminant in urine cultures.