Corynebacterium striatum-A classic pathogen eluding diagnosis

被引：35

作者：

Boltin, Doron ^{[1
]}

Katzir, Michal ^{[2
]}

Bugoslavsky, Victoria ^{[1
]}

Yalashvili, Irma ^{[1
]}

Brosh-Nissimov, Tal ^{[3
,4
]}

Fried, Moti ^{[3
,4
]}

Elkayam, Ori ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dept Internal Med F, Tel Aviv, Israel

[2] Infect Dis Unit, Tel Aviv, Israel

[3] Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med 1, Tel Aviv, Israel

[4] Sackler Fac Med, Tel Aviv, Israel

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE | 2009年 / 20卷 / 03期

关键词：

Corynebacterium striatum; Diphteroides; Endocarditis; Arthritis; Embolism;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ejim.2008.08.009

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

We report one case of infective endocarditis and two cases of arthritis due to Corynebacterium striatum. After reviewing all previously reported cases, we illustrate the clinical features typical of infection, including nosocomial risk factors and prominent embolic phenomena in the cases of endocarditis. Our cases underscore the importance of prompt diagnosis when confronted with positive blood and synovial cultures. This ubiquitous organism and common contaminant is a rare yet deadly pathogen. (C) 2008 European Federation of Internal Medecine. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：E49 / E52

页数：4

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