Comparison of bloodstream infections due to Corynebacterium striatum, MRSA, and MRSE.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Corynebacterium striatum (C. striatum), a common skin and mucosal colonizer, is increasingly considered as an opportunistic pathogen causing bloodstream infections (BSIs). This study aims to investigate the clinical features and outcomes of C. striatum-BSI.

Methods

We included hospitalized cases with C. striatum-positive blood cultures from January 2014 to June 2022 and classified them into C. striatum-BSI group and contamination group; Clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes were compared between the C. striatum-BSI group and contamination group, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-BSI and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)-BSI.

Results

Fifty-three patients with positive C. striatum blood cultures were identif

SUBMITTER: He SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11406801 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature