title: Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii: a difficult-to-diagnose and potentially invasive uropathogen.
abstract: We report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii and review all cases of A. schaalii identified at our institution between 2002 and 2005. A. schaalii causes urinary tract infections - especially in elderly people - occasionally with septic complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bruderer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schaeren
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laifer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battegay
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Flückiger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bassetti
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013131:Spine / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications