Infect Chemother.  2014 Dec;46(4):261-263. 10.3947/ic.2014.46.4.261.

Postoperative Abdominal Infection Caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum

• Shin JY
• Lee WK
• Seo YH
• Park YS

• KMID: 2170496
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2014.46.4.261

Abstract

Corynebacterium minutissimum is a non-spore forming, gram-positive, aerobic or facultative anaerobic bacillus. It is the causative organism of erythrasma, a common superficial infection of skin, which typically presents as reddish-brown macular patches. To date, it has rarely been found to cause invasive disease, although other non-diphtheria corynebacteria are becoming increasingly common as opportunistic pathogens. We report on a rare case of abdominal infection due to C. minutissimum in an immunocompetent adult who was successfully treated with intravenous amoxicillin/sulbactam.

Keyword

Corynebacterium; Abdomen; Infection

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Adult
Bacillus
Corynebacterium*
Erythrasma
Humans
Skin

Figure

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  Figure 1 CT on abdomen showed complicated fluid collection with a small amount of air bubble (arrow) around the operation site.

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