Bacteremia caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum with a novel mutation in gyrA gene that confers high-level quinolone resistance

Seoyoung Yoon; Heejung Kim; Yangsoon Lee; Sinyoung Kim

doi:10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.1.47

Bacteremia caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum with a novel mutation in gyrA gene that confers high-level quinolone resistance

Korean J Lab Med. 2011 Jan;31(1):47-8. doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.1.47.

Authors

Seoyoung Yoon¹, Heejung Kim, Yangsoon Lee, Sinyoung Kim

Affiliation

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Although Corynebacterium amycolatum can cause opportunistic infections, it is commonly considered as contaminant. In this report, we present a case of bacteremia caused by C. amycolatum with a novel mutation in the gyrA gene that confers high-level quinolone resistance to the organism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacteremia / microbiology*
Corynebacterium / drug effects
Corynebacterium / genetics*
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification
Corynebacterium Infections / diagnosis*
Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
DNA Gyrase / genetics*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology*
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mutation
Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Fluoroquinolones
Vancomycin
DNA Gyrase