1. Ten cases of Actinobaculum schaalii infection: clinical relevance, bacterial identification, and antibiotic susceptibility.
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Reinhard M, Prag J, Kemp M, Andresen K, Klemmensen B, Højlyng N, Sørensen SH, and Christensen JJ
- Subjects
- Actinomycetaceae genetics, Actinomycetales Infections drug therapy, Actinomycetales Infections microbiology, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Bacterial Typing Techniques methods, DNA, Bacterial analysis, DNA, Ribosomal analysis, Female, Genes, rRNA, Humans, Infant, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Actinomycetaceae classification, Actinomycetaceae drug effects, Urinary Tract Infections drug therapy, Urinary Tract Infections microbiology
- Abstract
Nine of 10 strains of Actinobaculum schaalii caused urinary tract infections in predisposed individuals. Identification included 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and use of the API Coryne and Rapid ID 32 A test systems. A. schaalii is easily overlooked due to its slow growth in ambient air and its resemblance to the normal bacterial flora on skin and mucosa.
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- 2005
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