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. 2007 Jun;45(6):2064-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00152-07. Epub 2007 Apr 4.

Nosocomial outbreak of Corynebacterium striatum infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Feliu Renom  1 , Margarita Garau, Mateu Rubí, Ferran Ramis, Antònia Galmés, Joan B Soriano
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Nosocomial outbreak of Corynebacterium striatum infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Feliu Renom et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

We describe an unusual cluster of Corynebacterium striatum infections in 21 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) admitted to a medium-size respiratory unit. Eleven isolates from eight patients occurred simultaneously within a month. C. striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce nosocomial infectious outbreaks and respiratory colonization in patients with advanced COPD.

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FIG. 1.
Epidemic curve for C. striatum over time. N, number of isolates; %CUM, cumulative percent.
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