Corynebacterium jeikeium
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Corynebacterium jeikeium
- Species of Corynebacterium that causes opportunistic infections, most closely associated with hematologic stem cell transplant patients
- Clinical presentations include bacteremia, prosthetic valve endocarditis, meningitis, and peritonitis
- Essentially universally susceptible to vancomycin and linezolid
- High rates of resistance to beta lactams; may be fluoroquinolone or tetracycline susceptible1
Antibiotic | Isolates | % Susceptible |
---|---|---|
Penicillin | 76 | 0 |
Ampicillin | 76 | ND |
Oxacillin | 76 | ND |
Erythromycin | 76 | 11.8 |
Clindamycin | 76 | 2.6 |
Ciprofloxacin | 75 | 35.5 |
Levofloxacin | 75 | ND |
Moxifloxacin | 76 | 35.5 |
Tetracycline | 76 | 92.1 |
Vancomycin | 76 | 100 |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 76 | 18.4 |
Tigecycline | 76 | ND |
Rifampin | 76 | 97.4 |
Quinupristin-dalfopristin | 76 | 89.5 |
Linezolid | 76 | 100 |
Gentamicin | 76 | 81.6 |
Daptomycin | 75 | 89.5 |
Chloramphenicol | 75 | ND |
Nitrofurantoin | 76 | ND |