Non-Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Multiply Antibiotic-Resistant Corynebacterium urealyticum

Five patients with non-urinary tract infections caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum were seen during an 8-year period at a university hospital in Madrid. Bacteremia (one case) and wound infections (four cases) were the most relevant features of these cases. Treatment with vancomycin, surgery, and...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1993-11, Vol.17 (5), p.890-891
Main Authors: Soriano, Francisco, Ponte, Carmen, Ruiz, Paloma, Zapardiel, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bacteremia
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - etiology
Bacteria
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the skin
Biological and medical sciences
Combined Modality Therapy
Corynebacterium
Corynebacterium - drug effects
Corynebacterium Infections - drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections - etiology
Corynebacterium Infections - surgery
Corynebacterium urealyticum
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Leukemia
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Neutrophils
Urinary tract infections
Urologic diseases
Vancomycin - therapeutic use
Wound Infection - drug therapy
Wound Infection - etiology
Wound Infection - surgery
Wound infections
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Summary:Five patients with non-urinary tract infections caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum were seen during an 8-year period at a university hospital in Madrid. Bacteremia (one case) and wound infections (four cases) were the most relevant features of these cases. Treatment with vancomycin, surgery, and supportive measures contributed to a favorable outcome for four of the five patients.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clinids/17.5.890