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. 1994 May;32(5):1395–1396. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1395-1396.1994

Prevalence of Corynebacterium urealyticum in urine specimens collected at a university-affiliated medical center.

M Ryan 1, P R Murray 1
PMCID: PMC263713  PMID: 8051278

Abstract

Corynebacterium urealyticum (formerly Corynebacterium group D2) has been implicated as a cause of alkaline-encrusted cystitis and urinary tract struvite calculi. Despite preselecting urine specimens with neutral and alkaline pHs and using prolonged incubation on a selective medium, isolation of this organism was rarely observed in a population of hospitalized patients. We do not recommend routine cultures for this organism unless the urine is alkaline and struvite crystals, leukocytes, and erythrocytes are present.

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