title: A fatal case of urosepsis due to Corynebacterium riegelii.
abstract: Corynebacterium species other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae rarely cause infections in human but rather reside in flora, however they have been reported to cause opportunistic infections in both immunocompromised and immunecompetent patients. Here we report for the first time a case of an elderly female patient presenting with a fatal urosepsis caused by a recently defined pathogen, Corynebacterium riegelii, identified on second day after patient hospitalization leading to a progressive worsening and death of the patient on 6th day.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aygun
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Midilli
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cilingir
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutukcu
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: Corynebacterium riegelii; PCR amplification; urosepsis