Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3378198 | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Corynebacterium striatum (C striatum) has been considered a contaminant of blood culture in past decades. Here we report the case of a patient with acute deterioration of chronic renal failure. She received hemodialysis and died from C striatum bacteremia. By using a randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method, we found that an association existed between C striatum from the bloodstream and that from the central venous catheter. We suggest that C striatum could be a pathogen of bloodstream infection in patients with such a catheter in place.
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Authors
Fu-Lun Chen, Po-Ren Hsueh, Sing-On Teng, Tsong-Yih Ou, Wen-Sen Lee,