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  • Title: Infective endocarditis due to nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae: report of seven cases and review.
    Author: Tiley SM, Kociuba KR, Heron LG, Munro R.
    Journal: Clin Infect Dis; 1993 Feb; 16(2):271-5. PubMed ID: 8443306.
    Abstract:
    We report seven cases of endocarditis due to nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae that occurred between October 1990 and September 1991. The patients all lived in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Three patients had preexisting cardiac abnormalities, and one patient used intravenous drugs regularly. The other three patients had no known risk factors for endocarditis. Notable clinical features were the aggressive nature of the infection, the occurrence of septic arthritis in four patients, and major vascular complications in four patients, one of whom died. One patient required urgent mitral valve replacement. All of the isolates were identified as non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae var gravis. Sporadic cases of endocarditis due to C. diphtheriae have rarely been reported; septic arthritis complicating endocarditis due to this organism has not previously been described. This report highlights the importance of identifying Corynebacterium isolates from normally sterile sites at the species level.
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