Postoperative Abdominal Infection Caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum.
- Author:
Ji Young SHIN
1
;
Woon Kee LEE
;
Yiel Hea SEO
;
Yoon Soo PARK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Corynebacterium; Abdomen; Infection
- MeSH: Abdomen; Adult; Bacillus; Corynebacterium*; Erythrasma; Humans; Skin
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2014;46(4):261-263
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Corynebacterium minutissimum is a non-spore forming, gram-positive, aerobic or facultative anaerobic bacillus. It is the causative organism of erythrasma, a common superficial infection of skin, which typically presents as reddish-brown macular patches. To date, it has rarely been found to cause invasive disease, although other non-diphtheria corynebacteria are becoming increasingly common as opportunistic pathogens. We report on a rare case of abdominal infection due to C. minutissimum in an immunocompetent adult who was successfully treated with intravenous amoxicillin/sulbactam.
