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Case Report

Encrusted Uretero-Pyelitis Caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum: Case Report and Literature Review

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Department of Urology, “Pius Brinzeu” Clinical Emergency County Hospital, 300736 Timisoara, Romania
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Department of Urology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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Department of Hematology, Clinical Emergency City Hospital, 300723 Timisoara, Romania
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Department of Nephrology, “Pius Brinzeu” Clinical Emergency County Hospital, 300736 Timisoara, Romania
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Department of Nephrology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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Clinical Laboratory, “Pius Brinzeu” Clinical Emergency County Hospital, 300736 Timisoara, Romania
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Department of Microbiology, Multidisciplinary Research Center on Antimicrobial Resistance, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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Diagnostics 2022, 12(9), 2239; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092239
Submission received: 19 August 2022 / Revised: 12 September 2022 / Accepted: 15 September 2022 / Published: 16 September 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Urinary Stones and Infections)

Abstract

We report the case of a 70-year-old female patient with solitary functioning left kidney and encrusted uretero-pyelitis caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum, which was treated by antibiotic therapy and oral acidification with L-methionine. We review the literature for similarly reported cases.
Keywords: encrusted uretero-pyelitis; Corynebacterium urealyticum encrusted uretero-pyelitis; Corynebacterium urealyticum

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Rusmir, A.V.; Paunescu, I.A.; Martis, S.; Latcu, S.; Novacescu, D.; Bardan, C.R.; Bob, F.; Licker, M.; Botoca, M.; Cumpanas, A.; et al. Encrusted Uretero-Pyelitis Caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum: Case Report and Literature Review. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 2239. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092239

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Rusmir AV, Paunescu IA, Martis S, Latcu S, Novacescu D, Bardan CR, Bob F, Licker M, Botoca M, Cumpanas A, et al. Encrusted Uretero-Pyelitis Caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum: Case Report and Literature Review. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(9):2239. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092239

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Rusmir, Andrei Valentin, Ionut Andrei Paunescu, Sandra Martis, Silviu Latcu, Dorin Novacescu, Claudia Ramona Bardan, Flaviu Bob, Monica Licker, Mircea Botoca, Alin Cumpanas, and et al. 2022. "Encrusted Uretero-Pyelitis Caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum: Case Report and Literature Review" Diagnostics 12, no. 9: 2239. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092239

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Rusmir, A. V., Paunescu, I. A., Martis, S., Latcu, S., Novacescu, D., Bardan, C. R., Bob, F., Licker, M., Botoca, M., Cumpanas, A., & Bardan, R. (2022). Encrusted Uretero-Pyelitis Caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum: Case Report and Literature Review. Diagnostics, 12(9), 2239. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092239

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