Padhi Sanghamitra, Dash Muktikesh, Sahu Rani, Panda Pritilata
Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Odisha, India.
J Lab Physicians. 2013 Jul;5(2):133-5. doi: 10.4103/0974-2727.119872.
Paenibacilli, the Gram positive, aerobic spore bearing bacilli are found normally in the environment. Though these organisms were not known to cause human disease, until recently; few species of this genus have been reported to cause infections in humans. We report here, a case of urinary tract infection in a 60-year-old chronic kidney disease patient due to this rare bacterium. The patient presented with complains of fever, dysuria, and flank pain. Routine and microscopic examination of urine revealed no abnormality except plenty of pus cells and albumin (1+). Bacterial culture showed significant bacteruria and the isolated bacteria was identified to be Paenibacillus alvei based on standard biochemical reactions.
类芽孢杆菌属细菌是革兰氏阳性、需氧的产芽孢杆菌，通常存在于环境中。虽然直到最近人们还认为这些微生物不会引起人类疾病，但现已报道该属的少数几种细菌可导致人类感染。我们在此报告一例60岁慢性肾病患者因这种罕见细菌引起的尿路感染病例。患者出现发热、排尿困难和侧腹痛等症状。尿液常规和显微镜检查除发现大量脓细胞和白蛋白（1+）外无异常。细菌培养显示有显著菌尿，根据标准生化反应鉴定分离出的细菌为蜂房类芽孢杆菌。
