title: Percutaneous nephrostomy tube-associated bacteremia caused by Corynebacterium urealyticum.
abstract: Corynebacterium urealyticum, an infrequent cause of bacteremia, is an emerging pathogen in humans, especially immunocompromised hosts. This report describes a patient with prostate cancer complicated with obstructive nephropathy who developed C. urealyticum bacteremia after placement of a percutaneous nephrostomy tube. The bacteremia was not controlled until the infected nephrostomy tube was removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chen-Shuan
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Shih-Lung
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Tsui-Hsien
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents