Corynebacterium urealyticum: a pathogen frequently responsible for cases of encrusted cystitis and pyelitis
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https://doi.org/10.48193/revistamexicanadeurologa.v83i4.1030Keywords:
Cystitis, pyelitis, encrusted, infection, urease, Corynebacterium urealyticumAbstract
Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis are often associated with urealytic bacterial infections. In the last 30 years, Corynebacterium urealyticum has been identified as the microorganism most frequently involved in these processes. This bacterium has been described in all continents although more scarcely in America. It would be of great epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic interest to further investigate this microorganism both in cases of cystitis and encrusted pyelitis.
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