Infected simple renal cyst due to Streptococcus pneumoniae rapidly diagnosed by the melting temperature mapping method: a case report

• Main Authors: Yoji Uejima (Author), Hideki Niimi (Author), Reiko Kato (Author), Mihoko Furuichi (Author), Satoshi Sato (Author), Isao Kitajima (Author), Yutaka Kawano (Author), Tsutomu Oh-Ishi (Author), Hiroshi Kawashima (Author), Eisuke Suganuma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Spontaneous infection of preexisting solitary renal cysts has been documented in adults but is extremely rare in children. To date, no cases of simple renal cysts infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae have been described. Recently, reports have described the diagnosis of bacteri...