Defining the Clinical Significance of Alloscardovia omnincolens in the Urinary Tract

Melanie K Brown; Betty A Forbes; Kristin Stitley; Christopher D Doern

doi:10.1128/JCM.03084-15

Defining the Clinical Significance of Alloscardovia omnincolens in the Urinary Tract

J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Jun;54(6):1552-1556. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03084-15. Epub 2016 Apr 6.

Authors

Melanie K Brown¹, Betty A Forbes¹, Kristin Stitley¹, Christopher D Doern²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA cddoern@vcu.edu.

Abstract

The clinical significance of Alloscardovia omnincolens in the urinary tract has not been thoroughly evaluated. In this study, 15 patients with A. omnincolens present in their urine cultures were identified. A. omnincolens is only rarely associated with urinary tract symptoms and in some patients may play a commensal role.

MeSH terms

Actinobacteria / classification
Actinobacteria / isolation & purification*
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Urinary Tract Infections / etiology*
Urine / microbiology*
Young Adult