Infect Chemother.
2014 Dec;46(4):261-263. 10.3947/ic.2014.46.4.261.
Postoperative Abdominal Infection Caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University School of Medicine, Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea. yspark@gilhospital.com
- 2Department of Surgery, Gachon University School of Medicine, Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
- 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University School of Medicine, Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
- KMID: 2170496
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2014.46.4.261
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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