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Infect Chemother.  2009 Dec;41(6):359-361. 10.3947/ic.2009.41.6.359.

A Case of Pyelonephritis Accompanied by Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Esteprimaoera@hanmail.net

Abstract

Enterococcus hirae infection is rare in humans. We describe a case of pyelonephritis that was caused by Enterococcus hirae in a 57-year-old woman. E. hirae was isolated from both blood and urine. This is the 2nd case report on bacteremia caused by E. hirae in Korea.

Keyword

Enterococcus hirae; Pyleonephritis; Bacteremia

MeSH Terms

Bacteremia
Enterococcus
Female
Humans
Korea
Middle Aged
Pyelonephritis
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