Volume 17, Number 1—January 2011
Dispatch
Streptococcus pneumoniae in Urinary Tracts of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
Irene Burckhardt
and Stefan Zimmermann
and Stefan Zimmermann
Table 2
Results of urine samples of 12-year-old boy with chronic kidney disease, Germany, 2005–2010
| Date sample arrived in laboratory | Type of urine sample | CFU/mL | Species | Leukocyte count, cells/µL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Apr |
Catheter |
105 | α-Hemolytic streptococci* | No data |
| 104 |
Proteus mirabilis |
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| 2005 Jul |
Midstream |
105 | α-Hemolytic streptococci | No data |
| 105 |
Proteus mirabilis |
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| 2005 Sep |
Midstream |
105 | Streptococcus pyogenes | No data |
| 103 |
α-Hemolytic streptococci |
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| 2007 Mar |
Midstream |
104 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 92 |
| 104 |
Proteus mirabilis |
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| 2008 Mar |
Midstream |
104 | α-Hemolytic streptococci | 54 |
| 104 |
Proteus mirabilis |
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| 2008 Jun |
Midstream |
105 | Proteus mirabilis | 33 |
| 103 |
α-Hemolytic streptococci |
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| 2008 Jul |
Midstream |
105 |
α-Hemolytic streptococci |
150 |
| 2008 Nov |
Midstream |
104 |
α-Hemolytic streptococci |
90 |
| 2009 Mar |
Midstream |
105 |
α-Hemolytic streptococci |
46 |
| 2009 May |
Midstream |
105 | α-Hemolytic streptococci | 24 |
| 104 |
Proteus mirabilis |
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| 2009 Sep |
Midstream |
105 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 16 |
| 103 |
Enterobacteriaceae |
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| 2010 Jan |
Midstream |
105 | α-Hemolytic streptococci | 94 |
| 104 |
Proteus mirabilis |
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| 2010 Jun | Midstream | 105 | α-Hemolytic streptococci | 124 |
| 104 | Proteus mirabilis |
*Reference value is <4 cells/µL.
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