CORYNEBACTERIUM-DIPHTHERIAE OSTEOMYELITIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT CHILD - A CASE-REPORT

被引:0
作者
POILANE, I
FAWAZ, F
NATHANSON, M
CRUAUD, P
MARTIN, T
COLLIGNON, A
GAUDELUS, J
机构
[1] JEAN VERDIER HOSP,DEPT PAEDIAT,BONDY,FRANCE
[2] JEAN VERDIER HOSP,DEPT SURG,BONDY,FRANCE
关键词
CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; OSTEOMYELITIS; TOXIN;
D O I
暂无
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Septic osteomyelitis of the hip in a previously healthy child is described. A weakly toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain was isolated from the bone aspirate. The results of the treatment were rapidly satisfactory, after surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy with pristinamycin. Conclusion This case report shows that C. diphtheriae has not disappeared in the developed world and can be responsible of systemic infections.
引用
收藏
页码:381 / 383
页数:3
相关论文
共 8 条
  • [1] BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS CAUSED BY CORYNEBACTERIUM-DIPHTHERIAE
    AFGHANI, B
    STUTMAN, HR
    [J]. PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL, 1993, 12 (10) : 881 - 882
  • [2] FATAL SEPTICEMIA DUE TO A TOXIGENIC STRAIN OF CORYNEBACTERIUM-DIPHTHERIAE SUBSPECIES MITIS
    BARAKETT, V
    BELLAICH, G
    PETIT, JC
    [J]. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1992, 11 (08) : 761 - 762
  • [3] EVALUATION OF API CORYNE IN COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING CORYNEFORM BACTERIA
    FRENEY, J
    DUPERRON, MT
    COURTIER, C
    HANSEN, W
    ALLARD, F
    BOEUFGRAS, JM
    MONGET, D
    FLEURETTE, J
    [J]. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 1991, 29 (01) : 38 - 41
  • [4] GURAN P, 1979, ARCH FR PEDIATR, V36, P926
  • [5] HALIOUA B, 1993, B EPIDEMIOL HEBD, V2, P7
  • [6] SEPTIC ARTHRITIS DUE TO CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE - EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES AND PATHOGENESIS
    MOLLARET, HH
    ALONSO, JM
    GURAN, P
    [J]. MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES, 1980, 10 (09): : 453 - 456
  • [7] PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY CORYNEBACTERIUM-DIPHTHERIAE IN A PATIENT WITH PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS
    NAMNYAK, SS
    BHAT, RP
    ALJAMA, A
    FATHALLA, SE
    [J]. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 1987, 25 (07) : 1330 - 1332
  • [8] INVASIVE INFECTION WITH NONTOXIGENIC CORYNEBACTERIUM-DIPHTHERIAE AMONG DRUG-USERS
    ZUBER, PLF
    GRUNER, E
    ALTWEGG, M
    VONGRAEVENITZ, A
    [J]. LANCET, 1992, 339 (8805) : 1359 - 1359