Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium striatum Bacteremia: First Case in Korea

Yoo, Gilsung; Kim, Juwon; Uh, Young; Lee, Hyeun Gyeo; Hwang, Gyu Yel; Yoon, Kap Joon

doi:10.3343/alm.2015.35.4.472

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“…Although early reports indicated that C. striatum isolates were frequently susceptible to many antimicrobial drugs, including β-lactams, tetracycline, and fluoroquinolones ( 8 – 11 ), more recent studies have demonstrated increasing multidrug resistance ( 12 – 17 ). To clarify the spectrum of disease associated with C. striatum, we retrospectively extracted clinical information for immunocompetent patients with C. striatum isolates to determine clinical relevance, antimicrobial drug susceptibilities, and length of parenteral therapy.…”

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Multidrug-ResistantCorynebacterium striatumAssociated with Increased Use of Parenteral Antimicrobial Drugs

Hahn¹,

Werth²,

Butler-Wu³

et al. 2016

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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Multidrug-ResistantCorynebacterium striatumAssociated with Increased Use of Parenteral Antimicrobial Drugs

Hahn¹,

Werth²,

Butler-Wu³

et al. 2016

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…Usually C. striatum shows excellent susceptibility to vancomycin. Hahn WO et al reported a total of 71% (n=121) of isolates resistant to penicillin, tetracycline, clindamycin, erythromycin and ciprofloxacin [15,16]. In the first case C. striatum that we isolated was susceptible to vancomycin and linezolid.…”

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“…The bacteria is notorious for causing respiratory tract infections [14]. Multi drug resistant Cornyebacterium species are rapidly emerging [15,16]. Usually C. striatum shows excellent susceptibility to vancomycin.…”

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Cornyebacterium striatum : an Emerging Bug

Lalani¹,

Khan²,

Tayyab³

et al. 2017

Clin Microbiol

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The increasing prevalence of chronic infections, with frequent exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics for repeated and prolonged hospitalizations, favors the emergence of nosocomial infection by Gram-positive bacteria, such as outbreaks of Corynebacterium striatum. Cornyebacteria are gram-positive non spore forming rods. Many species are part of the normal skin and mucosal flora of humans. The clinical significance of C. striatum has recently been established. C. striatum has recently been reported to cause a variety of infections including pneumonia, endocarditis, septic arthritis, cerebrospinal fluid infection, surgical site infections and septicemia. In this study, describing three cases of Corynebacterium striatum that are attributed to health care associated infections and presented as post-surgical wound infection and hospital acquired pneumonia. The three cases include a case of a 68 years old lady who was readmitted with fever, pain and purulent discharge from surgical wound of the lower back, a 57 years old man who was readmitted 2 months after a road traffic accident with surgical wound infection of forearm and a 25 years old man on respiratory support after a head injury with ventilator associated pneumonia.

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“…enfeksiyonlar artan bir sıklıkla bildirilmektedir. [13][14][15][16][17][18] Mumcuoğlu ve ark. CLSI ve EUCAST kriterlerine göre Corynebacterium striatum izolatlarının direnç durumlarını çalışmalarında değerlendirmiş-lerdir.…”

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