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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2064-2067, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00152-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Nosocomial Outbreak of Corynebacterium striatum Infection in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease{triangledown}

Feliu Renom,1* Margarita Garau,2 Mateu Rubí,1 Ferran Ramis,1 Antònia Galmés,3 and Joan B. Soriano4

Respiratory Unit, Hospital Joan March, Bunyola, Illes Balears, Spain,1 Microbiology Service, Fundació Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Illes, Balears, Spain,2 Epidemiology Service, Direcció General de Salut Pública i Participació, Conselleria de Salut i Consum, Govern de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain,3 Program of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Fundació Caubet-CIMERA Illes Balears, International Centre for Advanced Respiratory Medicine, Bunyola, Illes Balears, Spain, and CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias4

Received 21 January 2007/ Returned for modification 6 March 2007/ Accepted 26 March 2007

We describe an unusual cluster of Corynebacterium striatum infections in 21 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) admitted to a medium-size respiratory unit. Eleven isolates from eight patients occurred simultaneously within a month. C. striatum is a potentially pathogenic microorganism with the ability to produce nosocomial infectious outbreaks and respiratory colonization in patients with advanced COPD.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Respiratory Unit, Hospital Joan March, Carretera Palma—Sóller, km.14, 07193, Bunyola, Illes Balears, Spain. Phone: 34 971 212165. Fax: 34 971 212155. E-mail: frenom{at}gesma.caib.es

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 4 April 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2007, p. 2064-2067, Vol. 45, No. 6
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00152-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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