Actinobaculum schaalii bacteremia: A report of two cases

Lemuel R Non; Allison Nazinitsky; Mark D Gonzalez; Carey-Ann D Burnham; Rupa Patel

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.04.006

Actinobaculum schaalii bacteremia: A report of two cases

Anaerobe. 2015 Aug:34:84-5. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.04.006. Epub 2015 Apr 13.

Authors

Lemuel R Non¹, Allison Nazinitsky², Mark D Gonzalez³, Carey-Ann D Burnham³, Rupa Patel²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.

PMID: 25881498
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.04.006

Abstract

We report two cases of bacteremia with Actinobaculum schaalii, a rarely reported, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. The first case was a patient with renal cancer who developed pyelonephritis after cryoablation, and the second was a patient who developed sepsis after a urogenital procedure. Bacteremia resolved after administration of empiric antibiotic therapy.

Keywords: Actinobaculum schaalii; Anaerobe; Bacteremia; MALDI-TOF.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetaceae / classification
Actinomycetaceae / isolation & purification*
Actinomycetales Infections / diagnosis*
Actinomycetales Infections / drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
Actinomycetales Infections / pathology*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology
Bacteremia / pathology*
Bacteria, Anaerobic / classification
Bacteria, Anaerobic / isolation & purification
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents