Corynebacterium JK: surgical infections in non-immunosuppressed patients.
Infection caused by Corynebacterium JK (CJK) has been recently described in immunocompromised patients. To evaluate the frequency of CJK infection among surgical and trauma intensive care patients, all patients with CJK isolations at clinical sites were reviewed. The criteria used were the presence of bacterial infection symptoms, isolation from significant sites and the efficiency of a vancomycin treatment. Eight patients were studied; 3 of them were considered infected, while 5 were judged only colonized. It is concluded that CJK infections can be a clinical problem in surgical trauma patients.
Lepape
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A
Service de Réanimation, UFR Lyon-Sud, France.
Carry
P Y
PY
Chomarat
M
M
Perdrix
J P
JP
Grozel
J M
JM
Banssillon
V
V
Flandrois
J P
JP
D000328:Adult; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014640:Vancomycin