A Case of Pyelonephritis Accompanied by Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia

Hoon Il Kim; Dae Seop Lim; Jung Yeon Seo; Suk Hoon Choi

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Kim, Lim, Seo, and Choi: A Case of Pyelonephritis Accompanied by Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia

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Infection and Chemotherapy

Infection and Chemotherapy 2009; 41(6): 359-361.

Published online: 31 December 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2009.41.6.359

A Case of Pyelonephritis Accompanied by Enterococcus hirae Bacteremia

Hoon Il Kim, M.D., Dae Seop Lim, M.D., Jung Yeon Seo, M.D., Suk Hoon Choi, M.D.

Department of Internal Medicine, Hanil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Suk Hoon Choi, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Hanil General Hospital, Ssangmun 3-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, 132-703, Korea. Tel: +82-2-901-3018, Fax: +82-2-901-3018, Esteprimaoera@hanmail.net

Received 24 June 2009 Accepted 7 October 2009

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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.

Keywords: Enterococcus hirae, Pyleonephritis, Bacteremia

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