Corynebacteria as a cause of pulmonary infection: a case series and literature review

• Published in: Pneumonia Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 10 - 8
• Main Authors: Yang, Katharine, Kruse, Robert L., Lin, Weijie V., Musher, Daniel M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 05.10.2018; BMC
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Case Report; Corynebacteria; Diphtheroids; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Normal respiratory flora; Pneumonia; Tuberculosis; Viruses; Corynebacteria; Pneumonia; Normal respiratory flora; Diphtheroids

In most cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), an etiologic agent is not determined; the most common report from the microbiological evaluation of sputum cites "normal respiratory flora." Non-diphtheria spp. a component of this flora, is commonly viewed as a contaminant, but it may b...