Corynebacterium freneyi bacteremia

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jun;41(6):2777-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2777-2778.2003.

Abstract

Corynebacterium freneyi is a recently described alpha-glucosidase-positive species of the genus CORYNEBACTERIUM: To our knowledge, there is no description of human infection due to this species. We report on a case of bacteremia due to C. freneyi following vascular surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Corynebacterium / classification*
  • Corynebacterium / genetics*
  • Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
  • Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AY210513