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  • Title: Corynebacterium striatum bacteremia associated with central venous catheter infection.
    Author: Chen FL, Hsueh PR, Teng SO, Ou TY, Lee WS.
    Journal: J Microbiol Immunol Infect; 2012 Jun; 45(3):255-8. PubMed ID: 22154992.
    Abstract:
    Corynebacterium striatum (C striatum) has been considered a contaminant of blood culture in past decades. Here we report the case of a patient with acute deterioration of chronic renal failure. She received hemodialysis and died from C striatum bacteremia. By using a randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method, we found that an association existed between C striatum from the bloodstream and that from the central venous catheter. We suggest that C striatum could be a pathogen of bloodstream infection in patients with such a catheter in place.
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