Actinobaculum schaalii: An Emerging Uropathogen?
A. schaalii is a rare uropathogen. We report urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii detected serendipitously in blood and urine culture in a 79-year-old with urinary tract obstruction. This paper illuminates the flaws in our current system in detecting A. schaalii and raises awareness among clinician...
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| description | A. schaalii is a rare uropathogen. We report urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii detected serendipitously in blood and urine culture in a 79-year-old with urinary tract obstruction. This paper illuminates the flaws in our current system in detecting A. schaalii and raises awareness among clinicians and laboratory teams. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c8f7c5f442f4e1fbc097dedf1e34ae92025-02-03T01:32:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782012-01-01201210.1155/2012/468516468516Actinobaculum schaalii: An Emerging Uropathogen?Peyman Tavassoli0Ryan Paterson1Jennifer Grant2Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, CanadaDepartment of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2B5, CanadaA. schaalii is a rare uropathogen. We report urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii detected serendipitously in blood and urine culture in a 79-year-old with urinary tract obstruction. This paper illuminates the flaws in our current system in detecting A. schaalii and raises awareness among clinicians and laboratory teams.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/468516 |
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| title | Actinobaculum schaalii: An Emerging Uropathogen? |
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| title_short | Actinobaculum schaalii: An Emerging Uropathogen? |
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