Isolation of Corynebacterium ureicelerivorans from normally sterile sites in humans

Fifteen Corynebacterium ureicelerivorans isolates were recovered in pure culture from six patients during a five-year period. Five patients had bacteremia and the other was an infection of ascitic fluid. The API Coryne[trade mark sign] numerical profile obtained corresponds to the profile for C. bov...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2009-06, Vol.28 (6), p.677-681
Hauptverfasser: Fernández-Natal, M. I, Sáez-Nieto, J. A, Valdezate, S, Rodríguez-Pollán, R. H, Lapeña, S, Cachón, F, Soriano, F
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Zusammenfassung:Fifteen Corynebacterium ureicelerivorans isolates were recovered in pure culture from six patients during a five-year period. Five patients had bacteremia and the other was an infection of ascitic fluid. The API Coryne[trade mark sign] numerical profile obtained corresponds to the profile for C. bovis, while Biolog[trade mark sign] GP2 identified four out of the six isolates as C. jeikeium. The organisms were molecular identified by 16S rDNA and rpoB. The present report also includes information on new phenotypic tests and, for the first time, antimicrobial susceptibility data of C. ureicelerivorans and their rpoB sequences. All macrolide-resistant isolates presented a constitutive MLS phenotype. This organism must be differentiated from other slow-growing, lipophilic, and urea-splitting corynebacteria.
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/s10096-008-0677-1