title: Cellulitis and Bacteremia due to Corynebacterium striatum Identified by Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry.
abstract: Corynebacterium striatum has been described as a pathogen in immunocompromised patients; however, correctly identifying Corynebacterium spp. is often difficult, and cases of cellulitis caused by C. striatum are only rarely reported. We herein describe a case of cellulitis and bacteremia due to C. striatum identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the Strepto-Haemo Supplement method, and vancomycin was replaced by a narrow-spectrum oral amoxicillin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Sho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Kiyofumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohkusu
authors.forename: Hanako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurai
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D000658:Amoxicillin