Corynebacterium amycolatum
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Background
- Gram-positive bacilli within the 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[1][2]
- ↑ Zalas P, Mikucka A, Gospodarek E. Wrazliwość Corynebacterium amycolatum na antybiotyki [Antibiotic sensitivity of Corynebacterium amycolatum]. Med Dosw Mikrobiol. 2004;56(4):327-34. Polish. PMID: 15959988.
- ↑ Sengupta M, Naina P, Balaji V, Anandan S. Corynebacterium amycolatum: An Unexpected Pathogen in the Ear. J Clin Diagn Res. 215 Dec;9(12):DD01-DD03. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/15134.7002. PMID: 26816893. PMCID: PMC4717710.
References
- ^ Zalas P, Mikucka A, Gospodarek E. [Antibiotic sensitivity of Corynebacterium amycolatum].. Medycyna doswiadczalna i mikrobiologia. 2004;56(4):327-34. PMID 15959988.
- ^ Mallika Sengupta. Corynebacterium amycolatum : An Unexpected Pathogen in the Ear. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2015. doi:10.7860/jcdr/2015/15134.7002.
