Severe infection due to Actinomyces bernardiae: Case report

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作者
Ieven, M
Verhoeven, J
Gentens, P
Goossens, H
机构
[1] UNIV HOSP, DEPT MICROBIOL, ANTWERP, BELGIUM
[2] UNIV HOSP, DEPT UROL, ANTWERP, BELGIUM
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10.1093/clinids/22.1.157
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
We describe a patient with a serious urinary tract infection due to Actinomyces bernardiae (formerly classified as CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta] fermentative coryneform group 2). Our patient had long-standing bladder dysfunction and developed hydroureteronephrosis, renal lithiasis, perirenal abscesses, and septicemia. A. bernardiae is distinct from Actinomyces pyogenes and several CDC coryneform groups.
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