1.Bacteremia Caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum with a Novel Mutation in gyrA Gene that Confers High-Level Quinolone Resistance.
Seoyoung YOON ; Heejung KIM ; Yangsoon LEE ; Sinyoung KIM
The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2011;31(1):47-48
Although Corynebacterium amycolatum can cause opportunistic infections, it is commonly considered as contaminant. In this report, we present a case of bacteremia caused by C. amycolatum with a novel mutation in the gyrA gene that confers high-level quinolone resistance to the organism.
Aged, 80 and over
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology
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Bacteremia/*microbiology
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Corynebacterium/drug effects/*genetics/isolation & purification
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Corynebacterium Infections/*diagnosis/drug therapy
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DNA Gyrase/*genetics
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial/genetics
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Fluoroquinolones/*pharmacology
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Mutation
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Vancomycin/therapeutic use