Actinobaculum schaalii, a cause of urinary tract infections in children?
Acta Paediatr
; 101(5): e232-4, 2012 May.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To inform that Actinobaculum schaalii can colonize the urine and cause urinary tract infection in children.METHODS:
Urine samples were examined by wet smear microscopy, incubated in 5% CO(2) for 1-2 days, and species-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for A. schaalii was performed.RESULTS:
In 5 of the 29 screened urines, A. schaalii was found only by real-time PCR in quantities equivalent to ≥ 10(4) -10(5) CFU/mL. In addition, A. schaalii was found in quantities equivalent to ≥ 10(6) CFU/mL by both culture and PCR in two children with a urinary tract infection and large numbers of leucocytes in the urine.CONCLUSION:
Actinobaculum schaalii is CO(2)-dependent. Therefore, if there are clinical symptoms and/or a negative culture despite the presence of leucocytes in the urine, Gram staining and incubation in 5% CO(2) or species-specific real-time PCR should be performed to identify A. schaalii.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Urinárias
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Bactérias Gram-Positivas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article