Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum a potential pathogen in breast abscess- A case report
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Gram positive aerobic rods belonging to the genus Corynebacterium colonize the skin and mucosal surfaces of humans They are frequently isolated from various clinical specimens Interpretation of their clinical relevance is often difficult Lipophilic corynebacteria are a particularly relevant subgroup of corynebacteria since they might be involved in infections of hospitalized patients and often multidrug resistant to commonly used antimicrobials Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum is a lipophilic corynebacterium characterized in the year 2004 Routine biochemical tests do not provide reliable identification of C tuberculostearicum The present case report include its identification by matrixassisted laser desorption ionizationtime of flight mass spectrometry MALDITOF MS MALDITOF MS represents a helpful tool for the identification of this species Due to the challenging identification of C tuberculostearicum we presume that this organism is often misidentified and its clinical relevance is underestimated We report a case of inflammatory breast abscess from whom Corynebacteria was isolated and we discuss the potential significance of this organismKeywords Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum lipophilic multidrug resistant MALDITOF MS breast abscess
Authors and Affiliations
Prashant Mule, Niranjan Patil, Seema Gaikwad
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