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Case Reports
. 2012:2012:468516.
doi: 10.1155/2012/468516. Epub 2012 Apr 9.

Actinobaculum schaalii: An Emerging Uropathogen?

Peyman Tavassoli  1 , Ryan Paterson, Jennifer Grant
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Case Reports

Actinobaculum schaalii: An Emerging Uropathogen?

Peyman Tavassoli et al. Case Rep Urol. 2012.

Abstract

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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