Intrarenal abscesses due to Ureaplasma urealyticum in a transplanted kidney

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Mar;45(3):1066-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01897-06. Epub 2007 Jan 17.

Abstract

A young woman developed multiple abscesses in her transplanted kidney. Amplification of the 16S rRNA gene with subsequent sequencing revealed Ureaplasma urealyticum as the infectious agent. Microbiological diagnosis and sensitivity testing led to therapy with levofloxacin, resulting in rapid recovery of the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess* / diagnostic imaging
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Diseases* / microbiology
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Ultrasonography
  • Ureaplasma Infections* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ureaplasma Infections* / microbiology
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum / classification
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum / genetics
  • Ureaplasma urealyticum / isolation & purification*