title: Nosocomial outbreak of Corynebacterium striatum infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Unit, Hospital Joan March, Carretera Palma-Sóller, Bunyola, Illes Balears, Spain. frenom@gesma.caib.es
authors.forename: Feliu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Renom
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garau
authors.forename: Mateu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubí
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramis
authors.forename: Antònia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galmés
authors.forename: Joan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Soriano
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents