Weiss K, Labbé A C, Laverdière M
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Clin Infect Dis. 1996 Dec;23(6):1246-8. doi: 10.1093/clinids/23.6.1246.
For a long time, corynebacteria were considered simple cutaneous contaminants with little potential pathogenicity. Corynebacterium striatum is a known saprophytic cutaneous bacterium; however, in the last decade, this organism has been increasingly recognized as a pathogen. It has been mostly implicated in respiratory tract and blood infections. To our knowledge, we report the first case of meningitis due to C. striatum. Treatment with intravenous vancomycin resulted in therapeutic success. We also thoroughly review all previously reported cases of C. striatum infection. Identification of Corynebacterium species can be difficult because of rapid taxonomic changes, and susceptibility testing for these microorganisms is not yet standardized. However, because of their growing clinical importance, data on these bacteria are accumulating.
长期以来，棒状杆菌被认为是简单的皮肤污染物，几乎没有致病潜力。纹带棒状杆菌是一种已知的腐生性皮肤细菌；然而，在过去十年中，这种微生物越来越被认为是一种病原体。它主要与呼吸道和血液感染有关。据我们所知，我们报告了首例由纹带棒状杆菌引起的脑膜炎病例。静脉注射万古霉素治疗取得了成功。我们还全面回顾了所有先前报道的纹带棒状杆菌感染病例。由于分类学的快速变化，棒状杆菌属的鉴定可能很困难，并且这些微生物的药敏试验尚未标准化。然而，由于它们在临床上的重要性日益增加，关于这些细菌的数据正在积累。
