Pyelonephritis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii in a child with pyeloureteral junction obstruction

D Pajkrt; A M Simoons-Smit; P H M Savelkoul; J van den Hoek; W W M Hack; A M van Furth

doi:10.1007/s10096-003-0933-3

Pyelonephritis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii in a child with pyeloureteral junction obstruction

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 Jul;22(7):438-40. doi: 10.1007/s10096-003-0933-3. Epub 2003 Jun 17.

Authors

D Pajkrt¹, A M Simoons-Smit, P H M Savelkoul, J van den Hoek, W W M Hack, A M van Furth

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1005 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. d.pajkrt@amc.uva.nl

PMID: 12811591
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0933-3

Abstract

Reported here is the case of a 5-year old boy with a pyeloureteral junction (PUJ) obstruction and pyelonephritis caused by Actinobaculum schaalii, an Actinomyces-like organism. Pyelonephritis or any other urinary tract infection caused by Actinobaculum schaalii has not been described in children before. The patient responded well to pyeloplasty in combination with antibiotic treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetaceae / isolation & purification*
Actinomycetales Infections / complications
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
Child, Preschool
Humans
Kidney Pelvis*
Male
Pyelonephritis / complications
Pyelonephritis / microbiology*
Ureteral Obstruction / complications*