Nosocomial Endocarditis Caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and Other Nondiphtheriae Corynebacteria

Knox, Karen L.; Holmes, Alison H.

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Nosocomial Endocarditis Caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and Other Nondiphtheriae Corynebacteria

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Jan 2002
By Knox, Karen L. ; Holmes, Alison H.

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Knox, Karen L. ; Holmes, Alison H.
Description:

The nondiphtheriae corynebacteria are uncommon but increasingly recognized as agents of endocarditis in patients with underlying structural heart disease or prosthetic-valves. We describe three cases of nosocomial endocarditis caused by nondiphtheriae corynebacteria, including the first reported case of Corynebacterium amycolatum, endocarditis. These all occurred in association with indwelling intravascular devices.
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Aged C. Amycolatum Catheters, Indwelling Corynebacteria Corynebacterium Corynebacterium Infections Cross Infection Dispatch Endocarditis, Bacterial Fatal Outcome Female Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Intravascular Device Male Middle Aged Nosocomial Endocarditis Prosthesis-Related Infections Rifampin Vancomycin
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Emerg Infect Dis. 8(1):97-99.
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Journal Article
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8
Issue:

1
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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