PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY CORYNEBACTERIUM-AFERMENTANS SUBSP LIPOPHILUM (CDC CORYNEFORM GROUP ANF-1)

Authors
SEWELL DL COYLE MB FUNKE G
Citation
Dl. Sewell et al., PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY CORYNEBACTERIUM-AFERMENTANS SUBSP LIPOPHILUM (CDC CORYNEFORM GROUP ANF-1), Journal of clinical microbiology, 33(3), 1995, pp. 759-761
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
33
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
759 - 761
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1995)33:3<759:PVECBC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Corynebacteria are important causes of endocarditis in individuals wit h valvular prostheses. We report the first published case of prostheti c valve endocarditis caused by the newly defined species Corynebacteri um afermentans subsp. lipophilum (former CDC coryneform group ANF-1). The isolate was recovered from a perivalvular abscess specimen and 5 o f 15 Bactec blood cultures after 7 to 15 days of incubation. The isola tion, identification, and susceptibility testing of Corynebacterium sp ecies are discussed.