Postoperative Abdominal Infection Caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
; : 261-263, 2014.
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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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Sujet Principal:
Peau
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Bacillus
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Corynebacterium
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Érythrasma
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Abdomen
Limites du sujet:
Adult
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Humans
langue:
En
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Infection and Chemotherapy
Année:
2014
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Article