title: Corynebacterium striatum bacteremia associated with central venous catheter infection.
abstract: Corynebacterium striatum (C striatum) has been considered a contaminant of blood culture in past decades. Here we report the case of a patient with acute deterioration of chronic renal failure. She received hemodialysis and died from C striatum bacteremia. By using a randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method, we found that an association existed between C striatum from the bloodstream and that from the central venous catheter. We suggest that C striatum could be a pathogen of bloodstream infection in patients with such a catheter in place.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Fu-Lun
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Sing-On
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Tsong-Yih
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Wen-Sen
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial