Urinary tract infection associated with bacteremia caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococcus following continent urinary diversion

Introduction: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus is rare in Japan. However, as there is a risk of in-hospital outbreak, this infectious disease is clinically important. Case presentation: The patient was a 49-year-old Japanese female living in the United States. At her previous hospital in the United States, total pelvic exenteration for cervical carcinoma, Miami pouch