While urinary tract infections (UTIs) are often suspected on the basis of clinical symptoms and the finding of pyuria on urinalysis, the documentation of a bacterial UTI is based on the significant growth ofa uropathogen on an agar medium incubated at 35-37 degrees C.
The recommended length of time for incubation has ranged from 24 to 48 hours. We present a case of a UTI associated with the slow-growing, gram-negative organism, Oligella ureolytica which was finally documented after incubation of an agar medium for more than 48 hours.
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Dabkowski J, Dodds P, Hughes K, Bush M. Are you the author?
Department of Surgery, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, USA.
Reference: Conn Med. 2013 Jan;77(1):27-9.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23427370
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