Volume 16, Number 1—January 2010
Research
Actinobaculum schaalii, a Common Uropathogen in Elderly Patients, Denmark
Steffen Bank
, Anders Jensen, Thomas M. Hansen, Karen M. Søby, and Jørgen Prag
, Anders Jensen, Thomas M. Hansen, Karen M. Søby, and Jørgen PragTable 3
Distribution of Actinobaculum schaalii in 252 urine samples, Denmark, 2008–2009
| Age of sample donors, y | No. (%) samples | 95% CI | CFU/mL of A. schaalii in PCR-positive samples |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104–105 | >105–106 | >106–107 | >107 | |||
| 0–10 | 12 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11–20 | 16 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21–30 | 21 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31–40 | 15 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41–50 | 11 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51–60 | 22 (18) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61–70 | 52 (15) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 71–80 | 54 (20) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| >80 |
49 (31) |
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|
| <60 | 97 (7) | 3–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| >60 |
155 (22) |
16–29 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
| Healthy controls | 38 (13) | 4–28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
*CI, confidence interval
