Ten cases of Actinobaculum schaalii infection: clinical relevance, bacterial identification, and antibiotic susceptibility.
Nine of 10 strains of Actinobaculum schaalii caused urinary tract infections in predisposed individuals. Identification included 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and use of the API Coryne and Rapid ID 32 A test systems. A. schaalii is easily overlooked due to its slow growth in ambient air and its resemblance to the normal bacterial flora on skin and mucosa.
Reinhard
Mark
M
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Viborg Hospital, Heibergs Allé 4, DK-8800 Viborg, Denmark. m.reinhard@dadlnet.dk
Prag
Jørgen
J
Kemp
Michael
M
Andresen
Keld
K
Klemmensen
Belinda
B
Højlyng
Niels
N
Sørensen
Susan Hildebrand
SH
Christensen
Jens Jørgen
JJ
D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S