Corynebacterium minutissimum pyelonephritis with associated bacteraemia: a case report and review of literature

We report a case of Corynebacterium minutissimum pyelonephritis with associated bacteraemia in an immunocompetent adult. The patient was successfully treated with a 14-day course of intravenous vancomycin. We review the clinical features of all the reported cases of invasive C. minutissimum infections with bacteraemia.