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Corynebacterium striatum: an emerging nosocomial drug-resistant endocardial pathogen.
- Source :
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The Journal of heart valve disease [J Heart Valve Dis] 2013 May; Vol. 22 (3), pp. 428-30. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Endocarditis due to Corynebacterium striatum has been rarely reported. A 78-year-old patient developed pacemaker endocarditis caused by multidrug-resistant C. striatum, complicated by vertebral osteomyelitis and epidural abscess. Daptomycin therapy successfully eradicated the bacteremia and metastatic infection. A review of the English literature on this emerging nosocomial, multidrug-resistant pathogen is included.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage
Cross Infection
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Humans
Male
Radiography
Thoracic Vertebrae diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome
Corynebacterium classification
Corynebacterium drug effects
Corynebacterium isolation & purification
Corynebacterium Infections diagnosis
Corynebacterium Infections drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections etiology
Daptomycin administration & dosage
Discitis diagnostic imaging
Discitis drug therapy
Discitis etiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial etiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology
Epidural Abscess diagnostic imaging
Epidural Abscess drug therapy
Epidural Abscess etiology
Pacemaker, Artificial adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0966-8519
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of heart valve disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24151771