Corynebacterium
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- Genus of Gram-positive club-shaped bacilli that form characteristic "Chinese letter" patterns on stain
Management
- The only reliable treatment options are vancomycin, daptomycin, and linezolid1
- Tetracycline and TMP-SMX are sometimes options depending on the species and isolate
- See also 1 for a recent summary of susceptibilities in Ontario
Species | PEN | ERY | CLI | CIP | MXF | TET | VAN | SXT | RIF | Q-D | LZD | GEN | DAP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corynebacterium spp. | 15 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 64 | 100 | 38 | 91 | 93 | 100 | 93 | 98 |
Corynebacterium striatum | 0.1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 100 | 12 | 86 | 99 | 100 | 93 | 98 |
Corynebacterium amycolatum | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 86 | 100 | 67 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 100 |
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum/Corynebacterium propinquum | 96 | 21 | 21 | 79 | 79 | 99 | 100 | 88 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. afermentans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 88 | 100 | 55 | 94 | 52 | 100 | 99 | 98 |
Corynebacterium jeikeium | 0 | 12 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 92 | 100 | 18 | 97 | 90 | 100 | 82 | 90 |
Corynebacterium minutissimum | 4 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 62 | 92 | 100 | 62 | 96 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 92 |
Corynebacterium coyleae | 2 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 93 | 100 | 48 | 91 | 43 | 100 | 100 | 93 |
Corynebacterium urealyticum | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 100 | 2 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 56 | 100 |
Corynebacterium aurimucosum | 6 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 90 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 98 |