First report of Actinobaculum schaalii urinary tract infection in North America

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;67(3):282-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.02.023.

Abstract

A recurrent urinary tract infection with Actinobaculum schaalii, a fastidious, facultative anaerobic, and emerging pathogen, is described. Diagnosis was delayed when routine urine cultures were initially performed yielding recurrently negative results. Resolution of symptoms occurred after anaerobic cultures were done to allow organism isolation, identification, and appropriate antimicrobial treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinomycetaceae / classification*
  • Actinomycetaceae / genetics
  • Actinomycetaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Actinomycetaceae / physiology
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • North America
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S