Corynebacterium striatum empyema and osteomyelitis in a patient with advanced rheumatoid arthritis

Corynebacterium striatum, which is a common coloniser of human skin and mucous membranes, is increasingly being recognised as an emerging pathogen. We present a case of a 69-year-old woman with empyema and osteomyelitis caused by C. striatum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case wher...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2016-03, Vol.2016, p.bcr2016214691
Hauptverfasser:	Verma, Rajanshu, Kravitz, Gary R
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscesses Administration, Intravenous Aged Antibiotics Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications Chest tubes Chronic fatigue syndrome Corynebacterium - isolation & purification Corynebacterium Infections - diagnosis Corynebacterium Infections - drug therapy Empyema - drug therapy Empyema - microbiology Female Humans Infections Lungs Medical imaging Neutrophils Osteomyelitis - drug therapy Osteomyelitis - microbiology Pathogens Pleural effusion Pneumonia Pneumothorax Rare Disease Rheumatoid arthritis Thoracic surgery USA/Canada Vancomycin - administration & dosage White
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Zusammenfassung:	Corynebacterium striatum, which is a common coloniser of human skin and mucous membranes, is increasingly being recognised as an emerging pathogen. We present a case of a 69-year-old woman with empyema and osteomyelitis caused by C. striatum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case where these two infections from this bacterium were identified together in the same individual.
ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2016-214691