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Background
Microbiology
- Coryneform Gram-positive bacillus within the genus Corynebacterium
- Member of the microflora of the skin, urethra, mucous membranes and genital tract
Clinical Manifestations
- Mostly contaminant from skin
- Unclear if it can cause urinary tract infections1
Management
- Mostly discounted as contaminant
- Based on urinary isolates, universally susceptible to vancomycin and reliably susceptible to tetracycline1
- Sometimes susceptible to ciprofloxacin
References
- a b Beata Sokol-Leszczynska, Piotr Leszczynski, Dominika Lachowicz, Olga Rostkowska, Mariusz Niemczyk, Tomasz Piecha, Alex van Belkum, Anna Sawicka-Grzelak, Grazyna Mlynarczyk. Corynebacterium coyleae as potential urinary tract pathogen. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 2019;38(7):1339-1342. doi:10.1007/s10096-019-03565-4.
