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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Actinobaculum schaalii: A common cause of urinary tract infection in the elderly population. Bacteriological and clinical characteristics

Hans Linde Nielsen Department of Clinical Microbiology, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark; Department of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Karen Marie Søby Department of Clinical Microbiology, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark
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Jens Jørgen Christensen Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jørgen Prag Department of Clinical Microbiology, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 43-47 | Received 12 May 2009, Accepted 25 Aug 2009, Published online: 02 Nov 2009

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