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* Species of ''[[Corynebacterium]]'' that causes opportunistic infections, most closely associated with hematologic stem cell transplant patients
* Species of [[Genus::Corynebacterium]] that causes opportunistic infections, most closely associated with hematologic stem cell transplant patients
* Clinical presentations include bacteremia, prosthetic valve endocarditis, meningitis, and peritonitis
* 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 susceptible[[CiteRef::nemuchwala2018in]]


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+From [[CiteRef::nemuchwala2018in]]
!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
|}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Corynebacterium jeikeium''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Corynebacterium jeikeium''}}
[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]
[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]

Latest revision as of 17:44, 19 September 2024

  • 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
From 1
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

References

  1. a b nemuchwala2018in