Corynebacterium JK: surgical infections in non-immunosuppressed patients

Infection caused by Corynebacterium JK (CJK) has been recently described in immunocompromised patients. To evaluate the frequency of CJK infection among surgical and trauma intensive care patients, all patients with CJK isolations at clinical sites were reviewed. The criteria used were the presence...

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Published inIntensive care medicine Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 23
Main Authors Lepape, A, Carry, P Y, Chomarat, M, Perdrix, J P, Grozel, J M, Banssillon, V, Flandrois, J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1988
Subjects
Adult
Corynebacterium Infections - drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections - epidemiology
Cross Infection - etiology
Female
Humans
Immunosuppression
Male
Middle Aged
Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection - etiology
Vancomycin - therapeutic use
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Summary:Infection caused by Corynebacterium JK (CJK) has been recently described in immunocompromised patients. To evaluate the frequency of CJK infection among surgical and trauma intensive care patients, all patients with CJK isolations at clinical sites were reviewed. The criteria used were the presence of bacterial infection symptoms, isolation from significant sites and the efficiency of a vancomycin treatment. Eight patients were studied; 3 of them were considered infected, while 5 were judged only colonized. It is concluded that CJK infections can be a clinical problem in surgical trauma patients.
ISSN:0342-4642
DOI:10.1007/BF00255631