A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis

A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis

We report a case of a 71-year-old male with a history of BPH who presented with flank pain, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and nausea. He had a dental cleaning 1 month prior to admission and flosses daily. Laboratory data revealed both urine and blood cultures to be positive for streptococcus sangui...

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Main Authors: Ashley Reuter, Ashley Heyman, Benjamin Stockton, David Kraklau, Michael S. Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7478607
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spelling doaj-fbd2204d8335456790edaebe586f871d2020-11-25T01:34:56ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332019-01-01201910.1155/2019/74786077478607A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinisAshley Reuter0Ashley Heyman1Benjamin Stockton2David Kraklau3Michael S. Wang4Spectrum Health Lakeland, Department of Medicine—St. Joseph, Osteopathic Medical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USASpectrum Health Lakeland, Department of Medicine—St. Joseph, Osteopathic Medical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USASpectrum Health Lakeland, Department of Medicine—St. Joseph, Osteopathic Medical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USASpectrum Health Lakeland, Department of Surgery—St. Joseph, Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USASpectrum Health Lakeland, Department of Medicine—St. Joseph, Osteopathic Medical Specialties, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USAWe report a case of a 71-year-old male with a history of BPH who presented with flank pain, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and nausea. He had a dental cleaning 1 month prior to admission and flosses daily. Laboratory data revealed both urine and blood cultures to be positive for streptococcus sanguinis. Computed tomography revealed a 10 mm right ureteral stone, and an ultrasound demonstrated moderate right hydronephrosis. He underwent an ureteroscopy with stent placement. A transesophageal echocardiogram was negative for endocarditis. He completed 2 weeks of IV ceftriaxone and made a complete recovery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7478607
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Ashley Heyman
Benjamin Stockton
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Michael S. Wang
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Ashley Heyman
Benjamin Stockton
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Michael S. Wang
A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis
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title A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis
title_short A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis
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title_full_unstemmed A Case of Urinary Sepsis Secondary to Streptococcus sanguinis
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issn 2090-6625
2090-6633
publishDate 2019-01-01
description We report a case of a 71-year-old male with a history of BPH who presented with flank pain, fever, chills, abdominal pain, and nausea. He had a dental cleaning 1 month prior to admission and flosses daily. Laboratory data revealed both urine and blood cultures to be positive for streptococcus sanguinis. Computed tomography revealed a 10 mm right ureteral stone, and an ultrasound demonstrated moderate right hydronephrosis. He underwent an ureteroscopy with stent placement. A transesophageal echocardiogram was negative for endocarditis. He completed 2 weeks of IV ceftriaxone and made a complete recovery.
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