title: Bloodstream infection caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in an immunocompromised host in the United States.
abstract: Corynebacterium species are well-known causes of catheter-related bloodstream infections. Toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae cause respiratory diphtheria. We report a bloodstream infection caused by a nontoxigenic strain of C. diphtheriae and discuss the epidemiology, possible sources of the infection, and the implications of rapid species identification of corynebacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Christina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wojewoda
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Koval
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Mary H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chakos
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Harrington
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents