Corynebacterium striatum: an emerging respiratory pathogen
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018 Introduction: Corynebacterium spp. are primarily considered normal flora and dismissed when isolated from clinical specimens. In recent years, Corynebacterium striatum has emerged as a multi-drug resistant human pathogen which can cause nosocomial ...
Malini Shariff, Aditi Aditi, Kiran Beri
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Clonal Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium striatum Strains, Italy
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 We assessed the clinical relevance and performed molecular characterization of 36 multidrug-resistant strains of Corynebacterium striatum. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed a single clone, possessing erm(X), tetA/B, cmxA/B, and aphA1 genes, but ...
Floriana Campanile +7 more
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Respiratory infection by Corynebacterium striatum: Epidemiological and clinical determinants [PDF]
New Microbes and New Infections, 2016 © 2014 The Authors. The increasing prevalence of advanced chronic respiratory disease, with frequent exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics for repeated and prolonged hospitalizations, favours the emergence of nosocomial respiratory infection by Gram ...
Gallegos, Maria del Carmen +6 more
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Corynebacterium striatum cardiac device-related endocarditis: A case report
IDCases, 2022 Corynebacterium striatum is an emerging Gram-positive bacillus associated with invasive infection in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients, especially associated with medical devices.
Nuno Melo +6 more
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Antimicrobial treatment of Corynebacterium striatum invasive infections: a systematic review [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2021 The aim of this study was to establish an evidence-based guideline for the antibiotic treatment of Corynebacterium striatum infections. Several electronic databases were systematically searched for clinical trials, observational studies or individual ...
Djesevic, Miralem +6 more
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Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Corynebacterium striatum [PDF]
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1996 The in vitro activities of 16 antimicrobial agents against 86 strains of Corynebacterium striatum were evaluated by microdilution using cation- adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth.
Bernard, Kathryn +3 more
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Clinical Characteristics of Corynebacterium Bacteremia Caused by Different Species, Japan, 2014–2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 To determine differences in clinical characteristics of patients with bacteremia caused by Corynebacterium striatum, C. jeikeium, and other species of Corynebacterium, we retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients in Japan who had ...
Ryosuke Yamamuro +3 more
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Corynebacterium striatum prosthetic valve endocarditis. A case report and literature review
Clinical Infection in Practice, 2020 Background: Corynebacterium striatum is a Gram-positive bacillus. It is one of the normal commensal flora of the skin and mucous membranes. It is generally considered to be a contaminant when grown in blood culture, however, it is increasingly recognized
Mohamed Kamal Mansour +5 more
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Susceptibility to Aminoglycosides and Distribution of aph and aac(3)-XI Genes among Corynebacterium striatum Clinical Isolates. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Corynebacterium striatum is an opportunistic pathogen, often multidrug-resistant, which has been associated with serious infections in humans. Aminoglycosides are second-line or complementary antibiotics used for the treatment of Corynebacterium ...
Jesús Navas +4 more
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Pursuit of the Corynebacterium striatum Type Strain [PDF]
International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1993 The description of Corynebacterium striatum (Chester 1901) Eberson 1918AL in Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology has many inconsistencies with the identification scheme from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We have studied the four C.
M B, Coyle +2 more
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