title: [A case of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Corynebacterium propinquum].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tagami Hospital.
authors.forename: Akitsugu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furumoto
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masaki
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onidzuka
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Degawa
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaryo
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimogama
authors.forename: Kiwao
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatake
mesh_terms: 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*