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JMM Case Reports

Volume 2, Issue 2

Urinary tract infection caused by : a urosepsis pathogen that should not be underestimated Open Access

Abstract

Introduction:

is a Gram‐positive facultative anaerobic coccoid rod bacterium that grows slowly in culture. This bacterium was classified as a new genus in 1997 but is often overlooked or considered a contaminant because of both its resemblance to the normal bacterial flora on skin and mucosa and the overgrowth of other bacteria. During the past decade, has emerged as a more common urinary tract pathogen than previously thought.

Case presentation:

Here, we describe the case of a patient with an untreated urinary tract infection that turned into urosepsis.

Conclusion:

This case shows that the invasive potential of this bacterium should not always be ruled out.

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Keyword(s): Actinobaculum schaalii , emerging uropathogen , penicillin and urosepsis
© 2015 The Authors
  • This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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