title: Corynebacterium minutissimum pyelonephritis with associated bacteraemia: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: We report a case of Corynebacterium minutissimum pyelonephritis with associated bacteraemia in an immunocompetent adult. The patient was successfully treated with a 14-day course of intravenous vancomycin. We review the clinical features of all the reported cases of invasive C. minutissimum infections with bacteraemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Riverview Medical Center, 2 West, One Riverview Plaza, Red Bank, NJ 07701, USA. nasirmahmad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nasir M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin