Corynebacterium striatum Bacteremia during SARS-CoV2 Infection: Case Report, Literature Review, and Clinical Considerations

Bacterial infections, especially those in hospital settings, represent a major complication of COVID-19 patients, complicating management and worsening clinical outcomes. Corynebacterium striatum is a non-diphtheric actinobacterium that has been reported as being the causative agent of several diffe...

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Published inInfectious disease reports Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 383 - 390
Main Authors Marino, Andrea, Campanella, Edoardo, Stracquadanio, Stefano, Ceccarelli, Manuela, Zagami, Aldo, Nunnari, Giuseppe, Cacopardo, Bruno
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 12.05.2022
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Subjects
Antibiotics
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Bacteremia
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial infections
Biofilms
Blood
Case Report
Case reports
Catheters
Coronaviruses
Corynebacterial bacteremia
Corynebacterial infections
Corynebacterium striatum
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Endocarditis
Etiology
Fever
Hemoglobin
Hospitals
Immunocompromised hosts
Literature reviews
Nosocomial infection
Pathogens
Patients
Pneumonia
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Skin
Streptococcus infections
Urine
United States > US
Corynebacterial infections
Corynebacterium striatum
Corynebacterial bacteremia
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Summary:Bacterial infections, especially those in hospital settings, represent a major complication of COVID-19 patients, complicating management and worsening clinical outcomes. Corynebacterium striatum is a non-diphtheric actinobacterium that has been reported as being the causative agent of several different infections, affecting both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Recently, C. striatum has been recognized as a nosocomial pathogen that is responsible for severe infection in critical patients, as well as in fragile and immunocompromised subjects. C. striatum has been described as the etiological agent of bacteremia, central line infections, and endocarditis. We report a case of a 91-year-old woman who was hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2 infection, who developed C. striatum bacteremia and died despite antimicrobial therapy and clinical efforts. Furthermore, we discuss C. striatum diagnosis and treatment based on evidence from the scientific literature.
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ISSN:2036-7449
2036-7430
2036-7449
DOI:10.3390/idr14030042