title: Septicaemia due to Actinobaculum schalii.
abstract: We report a case of septicaemia caused by Actinobaculum schalii, an Actinomyces-like bacterium, a gram-positive, non-sporulating rod. The search for the bacterium is relevant in cases with unexplained pyuri and septicaemia, because it may cause severe infection in predisposed humans. The bacterium is susceptible to a wide range of antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sykehuset Innlandet, Lillehammer, Norway.
authors.forename: Liv
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hesstvedt
authors.forename: Viggo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hasseltvedt
authors.forename: Einar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aandahl
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caugant
authors.forename: E Arne
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Høiby
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*