View source for Corynebacterium amycolatum

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Corynebacterium amycolatum''}}

== Background ==

* Gram-positive bacilli within the genus [[Genus::Corynebacterium]]
* Rare cause of opportunistic infections

== Management ==

* Most reliably susceptible to [[vancomycin]], [[linezolid]], and [[quinupristin-dalfopristin]]; not reliably susceptible to [[penicillins]], [[cephalosporins]], or [[carbapenems]][[CiteRef::zalas2004an]][[CiteRef::sengupta2015co]]

[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]