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Khan D, Shadi M, Mustafa A, Karam B, Munir AB, Lafferty J, Glaser A, Mobarakai N. A Wolf in Sheep's clothing; Case reports and literature review of Corynebacterium striatum endocarditis. IDCases 2021; 24:e01070. [PMID: 33786323 PMCID: PMC7988320 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Danyal Khan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, 10305, NY, USA
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Dragomirescu CC, Lixandru BE, Coldea IL, Corneli ON, Pana M, Palade AM, Cristea VC, Suciu I, Suciu G, Manolescu LSC, Popa LG, Popa MI. Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing for Corynebacterium Species Isolated from Clinical Samples in Romania. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9010031. [PMID: 31963167 PMCID: PMC7168242 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9010031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most important public health issues. Besides classical multidrug resistance species associated with medical care involved in superficial or invasive infections, there are strains less commonly associated with hospital or outpatient setting’s infections. Non-diphtheria Corynebacterium spp. could produce infections in patients with or without immune-compromised status. The aim of our study was to determine the susceptibility to antimicrobial agents to Corynebacterium spp. from clinical samples collected from Romanian hospitalized individuals and outpatients. Twenty Corynebacterium strains were isolated and identified as Corynebacterium striatum (n = 7), Corynebacterium amycolatum (n = 7), C. urealyticum (n = 3), Corynebacterium afermentans (n = 2), and Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum (n = 1). All isolates have been tested for antibiotic susceptibility by standardized disc diffusion method and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) tests. Seventeen isolates demonstrated multidrug resistance phenotypes. The molecular support responsible for high resistance to quinolones for ten of these strains was determined by the detection of point mutation in the gene sequence gyrA.
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- Cristiana Cerasella Dragomirescu
- “Cantacuzino” National Medico Military Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.D.); (B.E.L.); (I.L.C.); (O.N.C.); (M.P.); (A.M.P.); (M.I.P.)
- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medico Military Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.D.); (B.E.L.); (I.L.C.); (O.N.C.); (M.P.); (A.M.P.); (M.I.P.)
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medico Military Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.D.); (B.E.L.); (I.L.C.); (O.N.C.); (M.P.); (A.M.P.); (M.I.P.)
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medico Military Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.D.); (B.E.L.); (I.L.C.); (O.N.C.); (M.P.); (A.M.P.); (M.I.P.)
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medico Military Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.D.); (B.E.L.); (I.L.C.); (O.N.C.); (M.P.); (A.M.P.); (M.I.P.)
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medico Military Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.D.); (B.E.L.); (I.L.C.); (O.N.C.); (M.P.); (A.M.P.); (M.I.P.)
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- BEIA Consult International, Peroni 16, 041386 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (G.S.)
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- BEIA Consult International, Peroni 16, 041386 Bucharest, Romania; (I.S.); (G.S.)
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
- Colentina Clinical Hospital (CDPC), 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Cantacuzino” National Medico Military Institute for Research and Development, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.D.); (B.E.L.); (I.L.C.); (O.N.C.); (M.P.); (A.M.P.); (M.I.P.)
- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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