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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2012.82.4.516

A Case of Post-Operative Intra-Abdominal Infection Caused by Corynebacterium Striatum  

Choi, Hyun-Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Kim, Ju-Seung (Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Jung, Eul-Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Kim, Ae-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Jung, Han (Department of Urology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Park, Yoon-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Seo, Yiel-Hea (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.82, no.4, 2012 , pp. 516-519 More about this Journal
Abstract
Corynebacterium striatum is an aerobic, Gram-positive bacillus that is part of the resident flora of skin and mucosal membranes. C. striatum is usually considered a non-pathogenic contaminant, although infective endocarditis and respiratory infection, and less frequently arthritis and meningitis, due to C. striatum have been reported. C. striatum has been particularly associated with catheter-related infections and infections following conditions that resulted in disruption of the skin barrier in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. We describe a case of post-operative intra-abdominal infection caused by the rare pathogen, C. striatum.
Keywords
Corynebacterium striatum; Intra-abdominal infection; Post-operative infection;
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