A case of costochondral abscess due to Corynebacterium minutissimum in an HIV-infected patient

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Bandera, A
Gori, A
Rossi, MC
Degli Esposti, A
Ferrario, G
Marchetti, G
Tocalli, L
Franzetti, F
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[1] Univ Milan, Luigi Sacco Hosp, Inst Infect & Trop Med, I-20157 Milan, Italy
[2] Univ Milan, Luigi Sacco Hosp, Dept Microbiol, I-20157 Milan, Italy
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10.1053/jinf.2000.0679
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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Corynebacterium minutissimum, known as the causative agent of erythrasma, has recently been reported as a clinically significant pathogen in the immunocompromised host. We report for the first time the possible involvement of a multidrug-resistant C. minutissimum strain in a costochondral abscess occurring in an HIV-infected patient, (C) 2000 The British Infection Society.
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