title: Urethritis due to Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum.
abstract: We describe a case of urethritis in a young man caused by Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum. This bacterium is a synonym of Corynebacterium seminale, a known agent of non-gonococcal urethritis, that cannot be regarded as commensal flora in the urogenital region when is isolated in a symptomatic clinical context. Accuracy in diagnosis and correct treatment is important for avoiding probable complications, for example prostatitis. Bacterial isolation is convenient, and an antimicrobial susceptibility test should be conducted to discover antimicrobial resistance. In our case the patient was successfully treated with fluoroquinolones and was symptom-free in 2 weeks.
authors: Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Avda. Ana de Viya 21, 11009 Cádiz, Spain.
authors: Fátima
authors: F
authors: Galan-Sanchez
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: Aznar-Marin
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: Marin-Casanova
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: Garcia-Martos
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Rodriguez-Iglesias
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014526:Urethritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones