Does Staphylococcus Saprophyticus Cause Acute Cystitis only in Young Females, or is there more to the Story? A One-Year Comprehensive Study Done in Budapest, Hungary

Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a well-known urinary pathogen in acute cystitis in young females. We completed a retrospective overview of the distribution of urinary tract infections (UTIs) occurring in 2014, at Semmelweis University hospitals and at Heim Pal Children’s Hospital. Six age-groups (ages 0–100) were examined, with the frequency of S. saprophyticus in females being: 0.1% (0–4), 0.7%, (5–15), 7.4% (16–24), 1.2% (25–39), 0.4% (40–59) and 0.1% (60–100), and S. saprophyticus being the 3rd most common pathogen in females aged 16–24. In males, S. saprophyticus was only isolated from those aged 5–15. Seasonal distribution of UTIs caused by S. saprophyticus showed that most infections occurred during the months of January, June, August and November. Antibiotic-resistance rates of amoxicillin, clindamycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, gentamicin and sulfamethoxazole- trimethoprim varied as follows: 0.9%, 32.7%, 19.6%, 34.6%, 0.9% and 0.9%, respectively. Thirty randomly selected samples were analysed by ...