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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5305-5308, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5305-5308.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Ten Cases of Actinobaculum schaalii Infection: Clinical Relevance, Bacterial Identification, and Antibiotic Susceptibility

Mark Reinhard,1* Jørgen Prag,1 Michael Kemp,3 Keld Andresen,3 Belinda Klemmensen,2 Niels Højlyng,4 Susan Hildebrand Sørensen,5 and Jens Jørgen Christensen3

Department of Clinical Microbiology, Viborg Hospital, Viborg,1 Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense Hospital, Odense,2 Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen,3 Departments of Medicine,4 Surgery, Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark5

Received 15 July 2005/ Accepted 19 July 2005

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 ID32A 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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Viborg Hospital, Heibergs Allé 4, DK-8800 Viborg, Denmark. Phone: 45-8927-2500. Fax: 45-8927-3464. E-mail: m.reinhard{at}dadlnet.dk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2005, p. 5305-5308, Vol. 43, No. 10
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.10.5305-5308.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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