| Literature DB >> 17409213 |
Feliu Renom1, Margarita Garau, Mateu Rubí, Ferran Ramis, Antònia Galmés, Joan B Soriano.
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We describe an unusual cluster of Corynebacterium striatum infections in 21 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) admitted to a medium-size respiratory unit. Eleven isolates from eight patients occurred simultaneously within a month. C. striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce nosocomial infectious outbreaks and respiratory colonization in patients with advanced COPD.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17409213 PMCID: PMC1933039 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00152-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948