Sphingomonas paucimobilis urinary tract infection in an immunecompetent patient: A case report

Sir,

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is mostly caused by members of the Enterobacteriaceae family. Escherichia coli is the most common urinary pathogen of community-acquired infection accounting approximately 80% of infection. Whereas, in the hospital acquired UTI E. coli accounts approximately 50% and the rest by other member of Enterobacteriaceae, Enterococcus, Staphylococcus and nonfermenting Gram-negative bacilli.^[1] We report an unusual organism from the urine of immunocompetent patient. Read more . . .