A case of Corynebacterium xerosis Infection in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.
- Author:
Won Mok LEE
1
;
Jung Sook HA
;
Nam Hee RYOO
;
Dong Seok JEON
;
Jae Ryong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea. nhryoo@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Corynebacterium xerosis;
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt;
Fungal shunt infection
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Cerebrospinal Fluid*;
Corynebacterium*;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Middle Aged;
Mucous Membrane;
Skin;
Vancomycin;
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2006;9(2):142-145
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Corynebacterium xerosis is a normal flora of the skin, mucous membrane and gastrointestinal tract. Although not usually considered to be a pathogen, it occasionally causes serious infections in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of a shunt infection by C.xerosis developed in a 58-year-old woman following the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The organism was also isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid and blood. The isolate was resistant to most of the antibiotics tested except for vancomycin. However, in spite of treatment with vancomycin, the patient was expired after 5 months.
