[Transient bacteremia caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum: apropos of 2 cases].
BACKGROUND
Corynebacterium urealyticum is a pathogen mainly isolated from the urinary tract and seldom from the blood. We present two cases of bacteremia caused by multiresistant C. urealyticum isolated in two and three blood cultures respectively.


METHODS
The two cases were studied. C. urealyticum was isolated from blood cultures and clinical charts were reviewed retrospectively. No history of prior antibiotic therapy was observed in either patient. Blood cultures were processed using BACTEC NC 730 system (Becton Dickinson). The API Coryne system (BioMérieux) was used to identify both strains.


RESULTS
Despite both patients having not received any antibiotic treatment, they improved clinically and microbiologically. Therefore, the episodes were considered as transitory bacteremias.


CONCLUSIONS
Although C. urealyticum is not common, we believe that it is necessary to identify any diphtheromorphic microorganism in blood, when they are clinically significant.
Buendía
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Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid.
Delgado
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T
López
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Vallejo
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P
del Rey
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MC
López-Brea
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M
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D014510:Urease / Q000032:analysis
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014510:Urease
Bacteriemia transitoria por Corynebacterium urealyticum: a propósito de 2 casos.