View source for Corynebacterium amycolatum

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Corynebacterium amycolatum''}}

== Background ==

* Gram-positive bacilli within the genus [[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]]<ref>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: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15959988/ 15959988].</ref><ref>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: [https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/15134.7002 10.7860/JCDR/2015/15134.7002].  PMID: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26816893 26816893].  PMCID: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717710/ PMC4717710].</ref>

[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]