A fatal case of urosepsis due to Corynebacterium riegelii

Revista de microbiologia

Aygun, Gokhan¹ 

[1] Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

关键词: Corynebacterium riegelii;    urosepsis;    PCR amplification.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822013000200022

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia / Brazilian Society for Microbiology

【 摘 要 】

Corynebacterium species other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae rarely cause infections in human but rather reside in flora, however they have been reported to cause opportunistic infections in both immunocompromised and immunecompetent patients. Here we report for the first time a case of an elderly female patient presenting with a fatal urosepsis caused by a recently defined pathogen, Corynebacterium riegelii, identified on second day after patient hospitalization leading to a progressive worsening and death of the patient on 6th day.

【 授权许可】

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