TY - JOUR
T1 - Corynebacterium striatum-A classic pathogen eluding diagnosis
AU - Boltin, Doron
AU - Katzir, Michal
AU - Bugoslavsky, Victoria
AU - Yalashvili, Irma
AU - Brosh-Nissimov, Tal
AU - Fried, Moti
AU - Elkayam, Ori
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Arthritis
KW - Corynebacterium striatum
KW - Diphteroides
KW - Embolism
KW - Endocarditis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.08.009
DO - 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.08.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 19393478
AN - SCOPUS:64749085632
SN - 0953-6205
VL - 20
SP - e49-e52
JO - European Journal of Internal Medicine
JF - European Journal of Internal Medicine
IS - 3
ER -