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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct;43(10):5305-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.10.5305-5308.2005.

Ten cases of Actinobaculum schaalii infection: clinical relevance, bacterial identification, and antibiotic susceptibility

Mark Reinhard  1 , Jørgen Prag, Michael Kemp, Keld Andresen, Belinda Klemmensen, Niels Højlyng, Susan Hildebrand Sørensen, Jens Jørgen Christensen
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Ten cases of Actinobaculum schaalii infection: clinical relevance, bacterial identification, and antibiotic susceptibility

Mark Reinhard et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Oct.

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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