Central venous catheter-related Corynebacterium minutissimum bacteremia

Although Corynebacterium minutissimum is well-known as the cause of erythrasma, it is noted as the etiologic agent of nondermatologic disease only rarely. We document this organism as a cause of central venous catheter-associated bacteremia and report the use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to c...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 1998-10, Vol.19 (10), p.786-789
Main Authors: RUPP, M. E, STILES, K. G, TARANTOLO, S, GOERING, R. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - etiology
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Corynebacterium Infections - diagnosis
Corynebacterium Infections - etiology
Corynebacterium minutissimum
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Epidemiology
Fatal Outcome
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical instruments
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nursing
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Summary:Although Corynebacterium minutissimum is well-known as the cause of erythrasma, it is noted as the etiologic agent of nondermatologic disease only rarely. We document this organism as a cause of central venous catheter-associated bacteremia and report the use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to characterize its molecular epidemiology.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/647726