A fatal case of urosepsis due to Corynebacterium riegelii

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Gokhan Aygun²  Kenan Midilli²  Hatice Cilingir²  Mesut Yilmaz¹  Aysegul Kutukcu¹  Engin Eker¹ 

[1] ,Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology DepartmentIstanbul,Turkey

关键词: Corynebacterium riegelii;    urosepsis;    PCR amplification;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822013000200022

来源: SciELO

【 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.

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