Lactobacillus delbrueckii as the cause of urinary tract infection.
Lactobacilli are part of the normal bacterial flora of the vagina and are typically considered contaminants when cultured from urine specimens of female patients. Here we describe the case of a female patient with chronic pyuria and urinary tract symptoms in which Lactobacillus delbrueckii was determined to be the causative microorganism.
Darbro
Benjamin W
BW
Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-1009, USA.
Petroelje
Brian K
BK
Doern
Gary V
GV
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D048668:Lactobacillus delbrueckii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011776:Pyuria / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*