A case of catheter related bloodstream infection by Corynebacterium striatum. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ge, Yanmei; Lu, Jingchuan; Feng, Shaozun; Ji, Wenli; Tong, Huacheng
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 22(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: C. striatum -- CRBSI -- CVC; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00987
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Abstract: Background: C. striatum is an innocuous inhabitant of the normal human epithelial and mucosal surfaces. The C. striatum ´ s thogenic potential is increasingly recognized in our time. Methods: We present a rare case of CRBSI by C. striatum in a 57-yr-old male patient. The patient suffered from many basic diseases and was admitted to hospital of shock. Results: The patient finally died of septic shock caused by CRBSI due to multidrug-resistant C. striatum which responded neither to empiric nor to targeted treatment. Conclusions: C. striatum can cause CRBSI in immunocompromised patients when they were treated by intravenous catheters.