Bandera A, Gori A, Rossi M C, Degli Esposti A, Ferrario G, Marchetti G, Tocalli L, Franzetti F
Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, "Luigi Sacco" Hospital, University of Milan, Italy.
J Infect. 2000 Jul;41(1):103-5. doi: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0679.
Corynebacterium minutissimum, known as the causative agent of erythrasma, has recently been reported as a clinically significant pathogen in the immunocompromised host. We report for the first time the possible involvement of a multidrug-resistant C. minutissimum strain in a costochondral abscess occurring in an HIV-infected patient.