Actinobaculum schaalii : An Emerging Uropathogen?

Actinobaculum schaalii : An Emerging Uropathogen?

A. schaalii is a rare uropathogen. We report urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii detected serendipitously in blood and urine culture in a 79-year-old with urinary tract obstruction. This paper illuminates the flaws in our current system in detecting A. schaalii and raises awareness among clinician...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in urology 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.1-2
Hauptverfasser: Tavassoli, Peyman, Paterson, Ryan, Grant, Jennifer
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Colleges & universities
Infections
Laboratories
Lithotripsy
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Zusammenfassung:A. schaalii is a rare uropathogen. We report urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii detected serendipitously in blood and urine culture in a 79-year-old with urinary tract obstruction. This paper illuminates the flaws in our current system in detecting A. schaalii and raises awareness among clinicians and laboratory teams.
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978
DOI:10.1155/2012/468516