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

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

Alessandra Oliva  1 , Valeria Belvisi, Marco Iannetta, Carolina Andreoni, Maria T Mascellino, Miriam Lichtner, Vincenzo Vullo, Claudio M Mastroianni
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Pacemaker lead endocarditis due to multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum detected with sonication of the device

Alessandra Oliva et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Dec.

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.

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