Clonal multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum strains, Italy.
We assessed the clinical relevance and performed molecular characterization of 36 multidrug-resistant strains of Corynebacterium striatum. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed a single clone, possessing erm(X), tetA/B, cmxA/B, and aphA1 genes, but few related subclones. This strain is emerging as a pathogen in Italy.
Campanile
Floriana
F
Department of Microbiology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Carretto
Edoardo
E
Barbarini
Daniela
D
Grigis
Annalisa
A
Falcone
Marco
M
Goglio
Antonio
A
Venditti
Mario
M
Stefani
Stefania
S
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D021521:Ribotyping; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins