title: Actinobaculum schaalii bacteremia: A report of two cases.
abstract: We report two cases of bacteremia with Actinobaculum schaalii, a rarely reported, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. The first case was a patient with renal cancer who developed pyelonephritis after cryoablation, and the second was a patient who developed sepsis after a urogenital procedure. Bacteremia resolved after administration of empiric antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA. Electronic address: lnon@dom.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Lemuel R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Non
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazinitsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: Carey-Ann D
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Burnham
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: Rupa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Actinobaculum schaalii; Anaerobe; Bacteremia; MALDI-TOF