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Case Reports
. 2009 Jan;47(1):275-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01630-08. Epub 2008 Nov 5.

Lactobacillus delbrueckii as the cause of urinary tract infection

Benjamin W Darbro  1 , Brian K Petroelje, Gary V Doern
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Lactobacillus delbrueckii as the cause of urinary tract infection

Benjamin W Darbro et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

Lactobacilli are part of the normal bacterial flora of the vagina and are typically considered contaminants when cultured from urine specimens of female patients. Here we describe the case of a female patient with chronic pyuria and urinary tract symptoms in which Lactobacillus delbrueckii was determined to be the causative microorganism.

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