title: A persistent, symptomatic urinary tract infection with multiple "negative" urine cultures.
abstract: While urinary tract infections (UTIs) are often suspected on the basis of clinical symptoms and the finding of pyuria on urinalysis, the documentation of a bacterial UTI is based on the significant growth ofa uropathogen on an agar medium incubated at 35-37 degrees C. The recommended length of time for incubation has ranged from 24 to 48 hours. We present a case of a UTI associated with the slow-growing, gram-negative organism, Oligella ureolytica which was finally documented after incubation of an agar medium for more than 48 hours.
authors: Department of Surgery, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, USA.
authors: Jeffrey
authors: J
authors: Dabkowski
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Dodds
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Hughes
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Bush
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin