title: Ten cases of Actinobaculum schaalii infection: clinical relevance, bacterial identification, and antibiotic susceptibility.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Viborg Hospital, Heibergs Allé 4, DK-8800 Viborg, Denmark. m.reinhard@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reinhard
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prag
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: Keld
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andresen
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klemmensen
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Højlyng
authors.forename: Susan Hildebrand
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: Jens Jørgen
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S