Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in children with presumed streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis or scarlet fever

Karpathios, Themistocles; Drakonaki, Sophia; Zervoudaki, Anastasia; Coupari, Georgia; Fretzayas, Andrew; Kremastinos, Jenny; Thomaidis, T

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81903-1

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“…Similarly, Mackenzie et al, in a study of 11,620 throat cultures, found an incidence of 2.5% in those isolated from the 15-to 18-year-old group with pharyngitis while there were no isolations of A. haemolyticum from healthy controls (259), and Chalupa et al found an 0.75% overall isolation rate (61). Even in younger children (average age, 7 years), there was a higher rate of recovery (10%) of A. haemolyticum from patients with infections compatible with S. pyogenes infections (228). A. haemolyticum was isolated with Fusobacterium species in a fulminant tubo-ovarian soft tissue infection (22) and with Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, and P. acnes, or with Haemophilus parainfluenzae in two cases of soft tissue infection (124).…”

Section: Genus Arcanobacteriummentioning

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Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria

et al. 1997

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Coryneform bacteria are aerobically growing, asporogenous, non-partially-acid-fast, gram-positive rods of irregular morphology. Within the last few years, there has been a massive increase in the number of publications related to all aspects of their clinical microbiology. Clinical microbiologists are often confronted with making identifications within this heterogeneous group as well as with considerations of the clinical significance of such isolates. This review provides comprehensive information on the identification of coryneform bacteria and outlines recent changes in taxonomy. The following genera are covered: Corynebacterium, Turicella, Arthrobacter, Brevibacterium, Dermabacter. Propionibacterium, Rothia, Exiguobacterium, Oerskovia, Cellulomonas, Sanguibacter, Microbacterium, Aureobacterium, "Corynebacterium aquaticum," Arcanobacterium, and Actinomyces. Case reports claiming disease associations of coryneform bacteria are critically reviewed. Minimal microbiological requirements for publications on disease associations of coryneform bacteria are proposed.

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Section: Genus Arcanobacteriummentioning

confidence: 98%

Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria

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“…Originally known as Corynebacterium haemolyticum, it was later removed from the genus Corynebacterium and assigned to the new genus Arcanobacterium (Yassin et al, 2011). It was first described in 1946 and was reported as a causative agent of acute pharyngitis and skin lesions (Maclean et al, 1946), and was considered a pathogen, causing wound infections and pharyngitis (Miller et al, 1986;Karpathios et al, 1992;Mackenzie et al, 1995;Funke et al, 1997;Linder, 1997). In some cases, A. haemolyticum can cause septicaemia, osteomyelitis, brain abscesses and endocarditis (Jobanputra & Swain, 1975;Vargas et al, 2006;Wong et al, 2011;Brown et al, 2013).…”

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Bacteriological characteristics of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum isolated from seven patients with skin and soft-tissue infections

Miyamoto

Suzuki

Murakami

et al. 2015

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Bacteriological examinations were conducted for seven Arcanobacterium haemolyticum strains isolated from elderly patients with skin and soft-tissue infections, such as cellulitis and skin ulcers. Streptococcus dysgalactiae or Gram-positive cocci were isolated together with A. haemolyticum from all patients. The strains were identified as A. haemolyticum based on their being catalase negative, reverse Christie, Atkins and Munch-Petersen (CAMP) positive and phospholipase D gene positive in respective tests. Moreover, API Coryne and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry confirmed the identification of A. haemolyticum. All strains showed good susceptibility to minocycline, vancomycin and b-lactam antibiotics, but several strains were resistant to gentamicin and levofloxacin.

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“…Two features of pharyngeal infection with this organism are notable. It has a predilection for adolescents and young adults, and it frequently provokes a generalized rash that may resemble that of scarlet fever [43][44][45]. The organism is detected more readily on human-than sheep-blood agar plates and thus may not be identified in the routine throat culture.…”

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Pharyngitis and Epiglottitis

Alcaide

Bisno

2007

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

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Acute pharyngitis is one of the most common illnesses for which patients visit primary care physicians. Most cases are of viral origin, and with few exceptions these illnesses are both benign and self-limited. The most important bacterial cause is the beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus. There are other uncommon or rare types of pharyngitis. For some of these treatment is required or available, and some may be life threatening. Among those discussed in this article are diphtheria, gonorrhea, HIV infection, peritonsillar abscess, and epiglottitis.

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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in children with presumed streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis or scarlet fever

Cited by 41 publications

References 9 publications

Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria

Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria

Bacteriological characteristics of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum isolated from seven patients with skin and soft-tissue infections

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