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The Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, and Treatment of Corynebacterium striatum-Related Infection [PDF]

Microorganisms
Purpose of review: Corynebacteriumstriatum (C. striatum) has rapidly evolved into a virulent, multidrug-resistant pathogen in recent years. This review aims to summarize the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, and treatment strategies associated with
Huan Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Haiqing Shi, Jianbo Li, Xuelian Liao   +4 more
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Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum isolated from bloodstream infection from a nosocomial outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2018
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Corynebacterium striatum has been cited with increased frequency as pathogen of nosocomial infections. In this study, we report the draft genome of a C.
Juliana Nunes Ramos, Izabel dos Santos Rodrigues, Paulo Victor Pereira Baio, João Flávio Carneiro Veras, Rommel Thiago Jucá Ramos, Luis GC Pacheco, Vasco Ariston Azevedo, Raphael Hirata Júnior, Michel Abanto Marín, Ana Luiza de Mattos-Guaraldi, Verônica Viana Vieira   +10 more
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Corynebacterium striatum-Induced Meningitis in a Non-immunocompromised Patient [PDF]

Cureus
We present the case of a 46-year-old immunocompetent male diagnosed with meningitis caused by Corynebacterium striatum, a rare pathogen typically found in immunocompromised individuals. The diagnosis was confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture, which grew C.
Megrelishvili, Tamar, Saribekovi, Elene, Pachkoria, Elene, Didbaridze, Tamar, Mikadze, Ia, Acharadze, Mariam, Kipiani, Nino, Ratiani, Levan   +7 more
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Faucial diphtheria infection caused due to Corynebacterium striatum in a paediatric patient – A rare case report from central India

Microbiologia Medica
Medically relevant Corynebacterium species include Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and non-diphtherial Corynebacteria. A part of the normal flora of the skin and mucous membranes, non-diphtherial Corynebacteria, which is frequently dismissed as a ...
Pooja Shendre, Sagnik Poddar, Sonal Chavan, Ravita Sharma, Gopal Agrawal, Sunanda Shrikhande   +5 more
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Corynebacterium striatum Bacteremia during SARS-CoV2 Infection: Case Report, Literature Review, and Clinical Considerations

Infectious Disease Reports, 2022
Bacterial infections, especially those in hospital settings, represent a major complication of COVID-19 patients, complicating management and worsening clinical outcomes. Corynebacterium striatum is a non-diphtheric actinobacterium that has been reported
Andrea Marino, Edoardo Campanella, Stefano Stracquadanio, Manuela Ceccarelli, Aldo Zagami, Giuseppe Nunnari, Bruno Cacopardo   +6 more
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Diphtheria-like Pseudomembranous Corynebacterium striatum Chronic Infection of Left Ventricular Assist Device Driveline Bridged to Heart Transplantation with Dalbavancin Treatment [PDF]

Reports
Background and Clinical Significance: Corynebacterium striatum is an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen increasingly implicated in infections among immunocompromised patients and patients with indwelling medical devices.
Tommaso Lupia, Marco Casarotto, Simone Mornese Pinna, Silvia Corcione, Alessandro Bondi, Massimo Boffini, Mauro Rinaldi, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa   +7 more
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KNEE PROSTHESIS INFECTION BY CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Corynebacterium striatum is a commensal of skin and mucous membranes, usually a contaminant, that has stood out as an opportunistic pathogen in several severe infections.
Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca, Jardel Pereira Tessari, Luiz Henrique Copetti Duarte, Paulo Ricardo Mottin Rosa, Tainá Fagundes Behle   +4 more
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Molecular epidemiology and clinical significance of Corynebacterium striatum isolated from clinical specimens

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2019
Jin Woong Suh,1 Yongguk Ju,2 Chang Kyu Lee,3 Jang Wook Sohn,1,2 Min Ja Kim,1,2 Young Kyung Yoon1,2 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Institute of Emerging ...
Suh JW, Ju Y, Lee CK, Sohn JW, Kim MJ, Yoon YK   +5 more
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Clonal multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum within a nosocomial environment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
Corynebacterium striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce outbreaks of nosocomial infections. Here, we document a nosocomial outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) C. striatum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Paulo Victor Pereira Baio, Higor Franceschi Mota, Andréa D'avila Freitas, Débora Leandro Rama Gomes, Juliana Nunes Ramos, Lincoln Oliveira Sant'Anna, Mônica Cristina Souza, Thereza Cristina Ferreira Camello, Raphael Hirata Junior, Verônica Viana Vieira, Ana Luíza Mattos-Guaraldi   +10 more
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Mechanism of High-Level Daptomycin Resistance in Corynebacterium striatum

mSphere, 2018
Daptomycin, a last-line-of-defense antibiotic for treating Gram-positive infections, is experiencing clinical failure against important infectious agents, including Corynebacterium striatum.
Nicholas K. Goldner, Christopher Bulow, Kevin Cho, Meghan Wallace, Fong-Fu Hsu, Gary J. Patti, Carey-Ann Burnham, Paul Schlesinger, Gautam Dantas   +8 more
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