Nosocomial outbreak of Corynebacterium striatum infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
We describe an unusual cluster of Corynebacterium striatum infections in 21 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) admitted to a medium-size respiratory unit. Eleven isolates from eight patients occurred simultaneously within a month. C. striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce nosocomial infectious outbreaks and respiratory colonization in patients with advanced COPD.
Renom
Feliu
F
Respiratory Unit, Hospital Joan March, Carretera Palma-Sóller, Bunyola, Illes Balears, Spain. frenom@gesma.caib.es
Garau
Margarita
M
Rubí
Mateu
M
Ramis
Ferran
F
Galmés
Antònia
A
Soriano
Joan B
JB
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents