Septicaemia due to Actinobaculum schalii.
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.
Hesstvedt
Liv
L
Department of Microbiology, Sykehuset Innlandet, Lillehammer, Norway.
Hasseltvedt
Viggo
V
Aandahl
Einar
E
Caugant
Dominique
D
Høiby
E Arne
EA
D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*