Open AccessSevere Infection Due to Actinomyces bernardiae: Case Report
Author(s) -
M. Ieven,
Jo Verhoeven,
P. Gentens,
H. Goossens
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/clinids/22.1.157
Subject(s) - medicine , actinomyces , actinomycosis , urinary system , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , bacteria , pathology , biology , genetics
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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