Urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii and Aerococcus urinae.
Actinobaculum was isolated from urine only after prolonged incubation in 5% CO(2) after discrepancy between urine Gram stain and initial culture results was observed. Additional patients were diagnosed using this method. The prevalence of Actinobaculum species in urinary tract infections is underestimated since it is not isolated by routine urine culture procedures.
Sturm
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. P.Sturm@mmb.umcn.nl
Van Eijk
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Veltman
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Meuleman
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Schülin
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D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology