Antimicrobial susceptibilities of a Corynebacterium CDC group I1 strain isolated from a patient with endocarditis

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1992 Jun;36(6):1329-31. doi: 10.1128/AAC.36.6.1329.

Abstract

We encountered a case of native valve endocarditis due to Corynebacterium CDC group I1 which was successfully controlled with antimicrobial agents alone. This organism and three other isolates of this group were susceptible to penicillin, vancomycin, and gentamicin. The combination of penicillin with subinhibitory concentrations of gentamicin resulted in a 1,000-fold decrease in CFU per milliliter at 24 h compared with penicillin alone. Augmentation of killing was noted also with vancomycin plus gentamicin but to a degree that did not meet strict criteria for bactericidal synergism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Corynebacterium / drug effects*
  • Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
  • Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Gentamicins / pharmacology
  • Gentamicins / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Penicillins / pharmacology
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Gentamicins
  • Penicillins
  • Vancomycin