Korean J Clin Pathol.
2000 Oct;20(5):501-503.
A Case of Enterococcus hirae Septicemia in a Patient with Acute Pyelonephritis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
- 2Department of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Abstract
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Enterococcus hirae is a member of the Enterococcus genus and is known to cause infections in animals, but it is uncommonly encountered in clinical isolates from humans. We isolated E. hirae from blood of a patient with acute pyelonephritis and sepsis. This is the first case report of bacteremia caused by E. hirae in Korea.