Postoperative Abdominal Infection Caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 261-263, 2014.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-116971
ABSTRACT
Corynebacterium minutissimum is a non-spore forming, gram-positive, aerobic or facultative anaerobic bacillus. It is the causative organism of erythrasma, a common superficial infection of skin, which typically presents as reddish-brown macular patches. To date, it has rarely been found to cause invasive disease, although other non-diphtheria corynebacteria are becoming increasingly common as opportunistic pathogens. We report on a rare case of abdominal infection due to C. minutissimum in an immunocompetent adult who was successfully treated with intravenous amoxicillin/sulbactam.
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Main subject:
Skin
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Bacillus
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Corynebacterium
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Erythrasma
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Abdomen
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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