, a cause of cystitis with malodorous urine in a child: clinical and microbiological challenges.

An infection of the lower urinary tract associated with an extremely unpleasant odour due to in an otherwise healthy 5-year-old boy is described herein. Interestingly, imaging examination revealed the presence of a bladder diverticulum. Routine microbiological examination based on Gram staining, colony morphology and catalase reactivity suggested that the responsible pathogen could belong either to staphylococci, α-haemolytic streptococci or enterococci, which are more common urine isolates.