Corynebacterium striatum meningitis combined with suspected brain and lung abscesses: a case report and review

Intracranial infections with Corynebacterium striatum (C. striatum) have been described sporadically in the literature over the last two decades. However, C. striatum meningitis combined with multiple abscesses has not been published before. Note that C. striatum can cause life-threatening infection...

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Published inBMC infectious diseases Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Zhang, Ming-Jie, Cao, Xiao-Jie, Fan, Jin, Yin, Ze-Gang, Yu, Ke
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BioMed Central Ltd 01.06.2020
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Abscess
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Blood
Brain
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Catheters
Cerebrospinal fluid
Coma
Communication
Complications
Cooperation
Corynebacterium striatum
Daptomycin
Endocarditis
Fractures
Gram-positive bacteria
Headache
Health aspects
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intravenous administration
Laboratories
Lungs
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Meningitis
Meropenem
Neuroimaging
Pathogens
Patients
Pneumonia
Proteins
Skin
Vancomycin
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Summary:Intracranial infections with Corynebacterium striatum (C. striatum) have been described sporadically in the literature over the last two decades. However, C. striatum meningitis combined with multiple abscesses has not been published before. Note that C. striatum can cause life-threatening infections. Early identification and diagnosis, early administration of antibiotics to which the bacterium is susceptible, and treatment of complications will be beneficial in patients with C. striatum-related infection.
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ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-020-05114-3