title: Lactobacillus delbrueckii as the cause of urinary tract infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-1009, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Darbro
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Petroelje
authors.forename: Gary V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Doern
mesh_terms: 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*