Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii:: a difficult-to-diagnose and potentially invasive uropathogen

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作者：
Haller, P.
Bruderer, T.
Schaeren, S.
Laifer, G.
Frei, R.
Battegay, M.
Flueckiger, U.
Bassetti, S.
机构：
[1] Kantonsspital Olten, Dept Internal Med, Olten, Switzerland
[2] Univ Basel Hosp, Div Infect Dis, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
[3] Univ Basel Hosp, Hosp Epidemiol, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
[4] Univ Basel Hosp, Microbiol Lab, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
[5] Univ Basel Hosp, Dept Orthoped Surg, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2007年 / 26卷 / 09期
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D O I：
10.1007/s10096-007-0345-x
中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
摘要：
We report the first case of vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii and review all cases of A. schaalii identified at our institution between 2002 and 2005. A. schaalii causes urinary tract infections-especially in elderly people-occasionally with septic complications.
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