Korean J Clin Pathol.  2000 Oct;20(5):501-503.

A Case of Enterococcus hirae Septicemia in a Patient with Acute Pyelonephritis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Enterococcus hirae; Acute pyelonephritis; Sepsis; Bacteremia

MeSH Terms

Animals
Bacteremia
Enterococcus*
Humans
Korea
Pyelonephritis*
Sepsis*
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