Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum as a Pathogen in Bacterial Co-Infection in COVID-19 Patients on Mechanical Ventilation.
Jpn J Infect Dis
; 75(2): 202-204, 2022 Mar 24.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1761197
ABSTRACT
Many studies have been conducted on ventilator-associated complications (VACs) in patients with coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). However, in these studies, the causative organisms were similar, and there were no reports on VAC corresponding with Corynebacteria. Coryneforms are frequently cultured in cases of polymicrobial infections and are usually considered contaminants in respiratory specimens. However, Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum or C. striatum is known to be a pathogen in lower respiratory tract infections. We report three cases of VAC, probably due to C. pseudodiphtheriticum, in patients with COVID-19. If purulent lower respiratory tract specimens showed coryneform predominantly upon Gram staining, empirical therapy should be started. Furthermore, species identification and drug susceptibility testing should be performed.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Corynebacterium Infections
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Coinfection
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COVID-19
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Jpn J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Yoken.JJID.2021.481
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