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+ | * The only reliable treatment options are [[vancomycin]], [[daptomycin]], and [[linezolid]][[CiteRef::neemuchwala2018in]] |
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+ | ** [[Tetracycline]] and [[TMP-SMX]] are sometimes options depending on the species and isolate |
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+ | ** See also <ref name=":0">Neemuchwala A, Soares D, Ravirajan V, Marchand-Austin A, Kus JV, Patel SN. ''In Vitro'' Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium Isolates in Ontario, Canada, from 2011 to 2016. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Mar 27;62(4):e01776-17. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01776-17 10.1128/AAC.01776-17]. PMID: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29339389/ 29339389]; PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc5914010/ PMC5914010].</ref> for a recent summary of susceptibilities in Ontario |
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 27 September 2023
- 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
- ↑ Neemuchwala A, Soares D, Ravirajan V, Marchand-Austin A, Kus JV, Patel SN. In Vitro Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium Isolates in Ontario, Canada, from 2011 to 2016. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Mar 27;62(4):e01776-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01776-17. PMID: 29339389; PMCID: PMC5914010.
References
- ^ Alefiya Neemuchwala, Deidre Soares, Vithusha Ravirajan, Alex Marchand-Austin, Julianne V. Kus, Samir N. Patel. In VitroAntibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Non-diphtheriae CorynebacteriumIsolates in Ontario, Canada, from 2011 to 2016. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2018;62(4). doi:10.1128/aac.01776-17.