Clonal multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum strains, Italy.

ABSTRACT: We assessed the clinical relevance and performed molecular characterization of 36 multidrug-resistant strains of Corynebacterium striatum. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed a single clone, possessing erm(X), tetA/B, cmxA/B, and aphA1 genes, but few related subclones. This strain is emerging as a pathogen in Italy.

SUBMITTER: Campanile F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2660704 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature