Corynebacterium Striatum, an Emerging Nosocomial Pathogen: Case Reports.

BACKGROUND: Corynebacterium striatum is an emerging nosocomial pathogen, capable of causing a variety of infections in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients. ; Case Presentation: We describe three cases of infection by C. striatum that were initially considered as contamination. Clinical suspicion in the wake of predisposing factors and accurate identification, using the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), were key to implicate this commensal bacterium as a cause of infection. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.