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. 1988 May;26(5):1055–1057. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.5.1055-1057.1988

Staphylococcus haemolyticus urinary tract infection in a male patient.

B A Gunn 1, C E Davis Jr 1
PMCID: PMC266520  PMID: 3260240

Abstract

Urinary tract infections caused by staphylococci are usually attributed to Staphylococcus epidermidis or S. saprophyticus. The case study reported here describes a persistent urinary tract infection caused by S. haemolyticus in a 38-year-old male whose infection was ultimately resolved through the use of the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

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