title: Actinobaculum schaalii pyelonephritis in a kidney allograft recipient.
abstract: We present a case of a 64-year-old man, a kidney transplant recipient with acute pyelonephritis and acute graft deterioration. He was diagnosed with Actinobaculum schaalii infection in urine cultures. He was treated with antibiotics for 3 weeks and recovered well. The case describes an unusual pathogenic infection in a kidney transplant patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India. parthankur@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Ambar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaira
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents