title: Isolation of Streptococcus urinalis from a human blood culture.
abstract: Streptococcus urinalis was isolated from a blood culture of a 60-year-old man with a history of urethral stricture. This species has been recently described as a new member of the pyogenic subgroup of streptococci that cause urinary tract infections.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Heidrun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peltroche-Llacsahuanga
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frye
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haase
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S