Pacemaker lead endocarditis due to multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum detected with sonication of the device

Alessandra Oliva; Valeria Belvisi; Marco Iannetta; Carolina Andreoni; Maria T Mascellino; Miriam Lichtner; Vincenzo Vullo; Claudio M Mastroianni

doi:10.1128/JCM.01532-10

Pacemaker lead endocarditis due to multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum detected with sonication of the device

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Dec;48(12):4669-71. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01532-10. Epub 2010 Oct 13.

Authors

Alessandra Oliva¹, Valeria Belvisi, Marco Iannetta, Carolina Andreoni, Maria T Mascellino, Miriam Lichtner, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio M Mastroianni

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università, Polo Pontino, Via Canova 4, Ospedale SM Goretti, 04100 Latina, Italy.

Abstract

Corynebacterium striatum is a commensal of human skin and has been recently recognized as an emerging pathogen. A case of nosocomial pacemaker lead endocarditis due to a multidrug-resistant C. striatum strain is described, highlighting the role of sonication as a diagnostic tool in cardiac device infections.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bacteriological Techniques / methods
Corynebacterium / drug effects*
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
Corynebacterium Infections / diagnosis*
Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology
Cross Infection / diagnosis
Cross Infection / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Female
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial / microbiology*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology
Sonication / methods*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents