Urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii and Aerococcus urinae

P D J Sturm; J Van Eijk; S Veltman; E Meuleman; T Schülin

doi:10.1128/JCM.44.2.652-654.2006

Urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii and Aerococcus urinae

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb;44(2):652-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.652-654.2006.

Authors

P D J Sturm¹, J Van Eijk, S Veltman, E Meuleman, T Schülin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. P.Sturm@mmb.umcn.nl

Abstract

Actinobaculum was isolated from urine only after prolonged incubation in 5% CO(2) after discrepancy between urine Gram stain and initial culture results was observed. Additional patients were diagnosed using this method. The prevalence of Actinobaculum species in urinary tract infections is underestimated since it is not isolated by routine urine culture procedures.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetaceae / isolation & purification*
Actinomycetales Infections / complications*
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
Aged
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / complications*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Male
Sepsis / microbiology*
Streptococcaceae / isolation & purification*
Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*
Urine / microbiology