title: Corynebacterium haemolyticum septicemia in a girl with mononucleosis infectiosa.
abstract: Many isolates of Corynebacterium are dismissed as contaminants by technicians and microbiologists in the laboratory. We report the isolation of Corynebacterium haemolyticum from the blood of a 15-year-old girl with mononucleosis infectiosa and conclude that this species should be considered as a possible pathogen and not only be regarded as innocent bacteria, particularly in the immunocompromised host.
authors.affiliation: Regional Laboratory of Public Health, Goes, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goudswaard
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: van de Merwe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Sluys
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doorn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*