Abstract
Cattoir et al. recently reviewed in this journal the emergence of Actinobaculum spp as uropathogens involved on urinary tract infections. 1 Cattoir V. Actinobaculum schaalii: review of an emerging uropathogen. J Infect. 2011; 65: 260-267 Google Scholar Actinobaculum schaalii is an underestimated opportunistic uropathogen and its search is relevant in cases of unexplained chronic pyuria, especially when there is discrepancy between smear microscopy findings and growth results under aerobic conditions. 2 Reinhard M. Prag J. Kemp M. Andresen K. Klemmensen B. Hojlyng N. et al. Ten cases of Actinobaculum schaalii infection: clinical relevance, bacterial identification, and antibiotic susceptibility. J Clin Microbiol. 2005; 43: 5305-5308 Crossref PubMed Scopus (71) Google Scholar , 3 Nielsen H.L. Soby K.M. Christensen J.J. Prag J. Actinobaculum schaalii: a common cause of urinary tract infection in the elderly population. bacteriological and clinical characteristics. Scand J Infect Dis. 2010; 42: 43-47 Crossref PubMed Scopus (42) Google Scholar Standard methods for urine culture are inadequate for isolation and identification of Actinobaculum species in urine, unless microscopy of Gram stains or wet smear will be used to screen urinary samples, specimens will often not be cultured in an atmosphere supporting growth of Actinobaculum genus.
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