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Infection due to Corynebacterium

MedGen UID:
3634
•Concept ID:
C0010153
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Corynebacterium Infection; Corynebacterium Infections; Infection, Corynebacterium; Infections, Corynebacterium
SNOMED CT: Infection due to Corynebacterium (397434007); Infection caused by Corynebacterium (397434007)

Definition

Infections with bacteria of the genus CORYNEBACTERIUM. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfection due to Corynebacterium

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Corynebacterium peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 82 cases.
Barraclough K, Hawley CM, McDonald SP, Brown FG, Rosman JB, Wiggins KJ, Bannister KM, Johnson DW
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 Dec;24(12):3834-9. Epub 2009 Jul 2 doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfp322. PMID: 19574339

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Monomicrobial bone and joint infection due to Corynebacterium striatum: literature review and amoxicillin-rifampin combination as treatment perspective.
Noussair L, Salomon E, El Sayed F, Duran C, Bouchand F, Roux AL, Gaillard JL, Bauer T, Rottman M, Dinh A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019 Jul;38(7):1269-1278. Epub 2019 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03542-x. PMID: 30903537
Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species: an emerging respiratory pathogen.
Díez-Aguilar M, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Fernández-Olmos A, Guisado P, Del Campo R, Quereda C, Cantón R, Meseguer MA
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2013 Jun;32(6):769-72. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1805-5. PMID: 23271676
Urinary tract infection due to Corynebacterium urealyticum in kidney transplant recipients: an underdiagnosed etiology for obstructive uropathy and graft dysfunction-results of a prospective cohort study.
López-Medrano F, García-Bravo M, Morales JM, Andrés A, San Juan R, Lizasoain M, Aguado JM
Clin Infect Dis 2008 Mar 15;46(6):825-30. doi: 10.1086/528713. PMID: 18260786
Immunisation of adults during an outbreak of diphtheria.
Palmer SR, Balfour AH, Jephcott AE
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1983 Feb 19;286(6365):624-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.286.6365.624. PMID: 6402176Free PMC Article
Infection due to Corynebacterium species in marrow transplant patients.
Stamm WE, Tompkins LS, Wagner KF, Counts GW, Thomas ED, Meyers JD
Ann Intern Med 1979 Aug;91(2):167-73. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-91-2-167. PMID: 380432

Diagnosis

Monomicrobial bone and joint infection due to Corynebacterium striatum: literature review and amoxicillin-rifampin combination as treatment perspective.
Noussair L, Salomon E, El Sayed F, Duran C, Bouchand F, Roux AL, Gaillard JL, Bauer T, Rottman M, Dinh A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019 Jul;38(7):1269-1278. Epub 2019 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03542-x. PMID: 30903537
Maternal ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection due to Corynebacterium xerosis following caesarean section.
Hocaoğlu M, Turgut A, Eminoğlu EM, Yılmaz Karadağ F, Karateke A
J Obstet Gynaecol 2019 Apr;39(3):400-402. Epub 2018 Jun 8 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2018.1457633. PMID: 29884107
A life-threatening infection due to Corynebacterium striatum: a lesson learned.
Masuda H, Masai T, Takatani M, Kato H
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2018 Apr 1;26(4):709-710. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx405. PMID: 29253156
Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species: an emerging respiratory pathogen.
Díez-Aguilar M, Ruiz-Garbajosa P, Fernández-Olmos A, Guisado P, Del Campo R, Quereda C, Cantón R, Meseguer MA
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2013 Jun;32(6):769-72. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1805-5. PMID: 23271676
Corynebacterium minutissimum infection.
Golledge CL, Phillips G
J Infect 1991 Jul;23(1):73-6. doi: 10.1016/0163-4453(91)94129-8. PMID: 1885917

Therapy

Monomicrobial bone and joint infection due to Corynebacterium striatum: literature review and amoxicillin-rifampin combination as treatment perspective.
Noussair L, Salomon E, El Sayed F, Duran C, Bouchand F, Roux AL, Gaillard JL, Bauer T, Rottman M, Dinh A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019 Jul;38(7):1269-1278. Epub 2019 Mar 22 doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03542-x. PMID: 30903537
A life-threatening infection due to Corynebacterium striatum: a lesson learned.
Masuda H, Masai T, Takatani M, Kato H
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2018 Apr 1;26(4):709-710. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx405. PMID: 29253156
Urinary tract infection due to Corynebacterium urealyticum in kidney transplant recipients: an underdiagnosed etiology for obstructive uropathy and graft dysfunction-results of a prospective cohort study.
López-Medrano F, García-Bravo M, Morales JM, Andrés A, San Juan R, Lizasoain M, Aguado JM
Clin Infect Dis 2008 Mar 15;46(6):825-30. doi: 10.1086/528713. PMID: 18260786
Immunisation of adults during an outbreak of diphtheria.
Palmer SR, Balfour AH, Jephcott AE
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1983 Feb 19;286(6365):624-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.286.6365.624. PMID: 6402176Free PMC Article
Infection due to Corynebacterium species in marrow transplant patients.
Stamm WE, Tompkins LS, Wagner KF, Counts GW, Thomas ED, Meyers JD
Ann Intern Med 1979 Aug;91(2):167-73. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-91-2-167. PMID: 380432

Prognosis

Corynebacterium peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 82 cases.
Barraclough K, Hawley CM, McDonald SP, Brown FG, Rosman JB, Wiggins KJ, Bannister KM, Johnson DW
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 Dec;24(12):3834-9. Epub 2009 Jul 2 doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfp322. PMID: 19574339
Alkaline-encrusted pyelitis/cystitis and urinary tract infection due to corynebacterium urealyticum: a new severe complication after renal transplantation.
Morales JM, Aguado JM, Diaz-Gonzalez R, Salto E, Andres A, Campo C, Praga M, Martinez MA, Leiva O, Rodriguez-Noriega A
Transplant Proc 1992 Feb;24(1):81-2. PMID: 1539352
Immunisation of adults during an outbreak of diphtheria.
Palmer SR, Balfour AH, Jephcott AE
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1983 Feb 19;286(6365):624-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.286.6365.624. PMID: 6402176Free PMC Article
Infection due to Corynebacterium species in marrow transplant patients.
Stamm WE, Tompkins LS, Wagner KF, Counts GW, Thomas ED, Meyers JD
Ann Intern Med 1979 Aug;91(2):167-73. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-91-2-167. PMID: 380432

Clinical prediction guides

Respiratory diphtheria due to Corynebacterium ulcerans transmitted by a companion dog, Italy 2014.
Monaco M, Sacchi AR, Scotti M, Mancini F, Riccio C, Errico G, Ratti G, Bondi F, Ciervo A, Pantosti A
Infection 2017 Dec;45(6):903-905. Epub 2017 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-1040-1. PMID: 28647898
Corynebacterium peritonitis in Australian peritoneal dialysis patients: predictors, treatment and outcomes in 82 cases.
Barraclough K, Hawley CM, McDonald SP, Brown FG, Rosman JB, Wiggins KJ, Bannister KM, Johnson DW
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 Dec;24(12):3834-9. Epub 2009 Jul 2 doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfp322. PMID: 19574339
Urinary tract infection due to Corynebacterium urealyticum in kidney transplant recipients: an underdiagnosed etiology for obstructive uropathy and graft dysfunction-results of a prospective cohort study.
López-Medrano F, García-Bravo M, Morales JM, Andrés A, San Juan R, Lizasoain M, Aguado JM
Clin Infect Dis 2008 Mar 15;46(6):825-30. doi: 10.1086/528713. PMID: 18260786
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum: a respiratory tract pathogen.
Ahmed K, Kawakami K, Watanabe K, Mitsushima H, Nagatake T, Matsumoto K
Clin Infect Dis 1995 Jan;20(1):41-6. doi: 10.1093/clinids/20.1.41. PMID: 7727668
Immunisation of adults during an outbreak of diphtheria.
Palmer SR, Balfour AH, Jephcott AE
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1983 Feb 19;286(6365):624-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.286.6365.624. PMID: 6402176Free PMC Article

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