Staphylococcus saprophyticus, or S. saprophyticus, is a gram-positive bacteria that can be found in the genital system of men and women without causing signs or symptoms; However, when there is an imbalance in the genital microbiota, whether due to stress, diet, poor hygiene or illness, there may be a proliferation of this bacteria and symptoms of urinary tract infection, especially in young and sexually active women.
This bacterium has proteins on its surface that allow it to more easily adhere to cells in the urinary tract, causing infection when conditions favor its proliferation.
- Symptoms of S.
- Saprophyticus infection occur primarily when the person has a weakened immune system or when intimate hygiene is not performed correctly.
- Which promotes the development of bacteria in the genital area and leads to symptoms of urinary tract infection.
If you think you have a urinary tract infection, check your symptoms at the following test:
It is important that the infection is properly identified and treated, otherwise bacteria can stay longer in the kidneys, resulting in pyelonephritis or nephrolithiasis, compromising kidney function or reaching the bloodstream and reaching other organs, characterizing sepsis.
Although less common in humans, S infection.saprophyticus can cause epididite, urethritis and prostatitis, and it is important that the diagnosis is made correctly and that treatment begins shortly thereafter.
Diagnosis of Staphylococcus saprophyticus infection should be made by the gynecologist, in the case of women, or the urologist, in men, analyzing the symptoms presented by the person and the result of the microbiological examination.
Usually, the doctor requests a type 1 urine test, also called SAA, and a uroculture, which aims to identify the microorganism responsible for the infection, in the laboratory the urine sample is grown to isolate the microorganism after isolation., several biochemical tests are performed to identify bacteria.
S.saprophyticus is considered a negative coagulase, because when the coagulase test is performed there is no reaction, unlike other staphylococcus species.In addition to the coagulase test, it is necessary to perform the Novobiocin test to differentiate SSepidermidis saprophyticus, with S.novobiocin-resistant saprophyticus, which is an antibiotic that can be used to treat bacteria infections of the genus Staphylococcus.Learn more about Staphylococcus.
Treatment of S.saprophyticus is established by the doctor when the person develops symptoms and the use of antibiotics is recommended for about 7 days. The indicated antibiotic depends on the result of the antibiotic, which shows which antibiotics the bacteria is sensitive and resistant to, and it is possible to indicate the most appropriate drug.
The doctor generally recommends treatment with Amoxicillin or Amoxicillin associated with Clavulanate, however when the bacteria is resistant to these antibiotics or when the person does not respond well to treatment, the use of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimetoprim or Cerefalexin may be indicated.