Nosocomial endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and other nondiphtheriae corynebacteria

Karen L Knox; Alison H Holmes

Nosocomial endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and other nondiphtheriae corynebacteria

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jan;8(1):97-9.

Authors

Karen L Knox¹, Alison H Holmes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, 1st Floor Jenner Wing, St. George's Hospital, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, UK. kknox@sghms.ac.uk

PMID: 11749760

Abstract

The nondiphtheriae corynebacteria are uncommon but increasingly recognized as agents of endocarditis in patients with underlying structural heart disease or prosthetic-valves. We describe three cases of nosocomial endocarditis caused by nondiphtheriae corynebacteria, including the first reported case of Corynebacterium amycolatum, endocarditis. These all occurred in association with indwelling intravascular devices.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
Corynebacterium / pathogenicity*
Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
Cross Infection / drug therapy
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections / drug therapy
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Rifampin / therapeutic use
Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Vancomycin
Rifampin