[A case of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Corynebacterium propinquum].
Corynebacterium propinquum, which is classified as Corynebacterium ANF-3, has not yet been described as a cause of the respiratory infections. In this paper, we reported a case of 67-year-old immunocompetent male with community-acquired pneumonia caused by C. propinquum. Our study suggested that Gram staining of the pulurent sputum was the most important diagnostic tool to determine the pathogenecity of this organism.
Furumoto
Akitsugu
A
Department of Internal Medicine, Tagami Hospital.
Masaki
Hironori
H
Onidzuka
Tomoko
T
Degawa
Satoshi
S
Yamaryo
Takashi
T
Shimogama
Seiji
S
Watanabe
Kiwao
K
Oishi
Kazunori
K
Nagatake
Tsuyoshi
T
D000368:Aged; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*