Fatal septic shock caused by Corynebacterium D2

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1376-1379

  Audard, Vincent ^a   Garrouste Orgeas, Maité ^a   Misset, Benoit ^a   Ali, Adel Ben ^a   Gattolliat, Olivier ^a   Meria, Paul ^a   Carlet, Jean ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium sp.; Intensive care unit; Sepsis; Shock

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CYSTITIS; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NEPHROSTOMY; SEPTIC SHOCK; URINARY TRACT INFLAMMATION; URINE ACIDIFICATION;

AGED; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 0042379809     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-1865-1     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Rangel-Fausto MS, Pittet D, Costigan M, Hwang T, Davis CS, Wenzel RS (1995) The natural history of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS): a prospective study. JAMA 273:117-123
2. Morales JM, Aguado JM, Diaz-Gonzales R (1992) Alkaline encrusted pyelitis/cystitis and urinary tract infection due Corynebacterium urealyticum: a new severe complication after renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 24:81-82
3. Pitcher DG, Soto A, Soriano F, Valero-Guillen PL (1992) Classification of Corynebacteria associated with human tract infection (group D2) as Corynebacterium urealyticum sp. Nov Int J Syst Bacteriol 42:178
4. Aguado JM, Morales JM, Solto (1993) Encrusted pyelitis and cystitis by Corynebacterium urealyticum: a new and threatening complication following renal transplant. Transplantation 56:617-622
5. Hertig A, Duvic C, Chretien Y (2000) Encrusted pyelitis of native kidney. J Am Soc Nephrol 11:1138-1140
6. Meria P, Desgnipper A, Arifi C, Le Du A (1998) Encrusted cystitis and pyelitis. J Urol 160:3-9
7. Soriano F, Aguado JM, Ponte C (1990) Urinary tract infection caused by Corynebacterium group D2: report of 82 cases and review. Rev Infect Dis 12:1019-1034
8. Marty N, Agueda L, Chabaron G (1989) Adherences et rôle pathogène des Corynebacteries groupe D2 isolées des urines. Rev Fr Lab 63-66
9. Meria P, Jungers P (2000) Encrusted pyelitis: an underdiagosed condition? Nephrol Dial Transplant 15:943-945
10. Eschwege P, Hauk M, Blanchet P, Hiesse C, Vieillefond A, Blery M, Charpentier B, Benoit G (1995) Imaging analysis of encrusted cystitis and pyelitis in renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 27:2444
11. Langs JC, De Briel D, Sauvage C, Blickle JF, Hakel H (1988) Endocardite à Corynebacterium du groupe D2 à point de départ urinaire. Med Mal Infect :293
12. Ena J, Besenguer J, Pelaez T, Bouza E (1991) Endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium group D2. J Infect 22:95-96
13. Soriano F, Ponte C, Riuz P, Zapardiel J (1993) Non urinary tract infections cased by multiple antibiotic resistant Corynebacterium urealyticum. Clin Infect Dis 17:890-891
14. Meria P, Desgrippes A, Fournier A, Arfi C, Martinat L, Teillac P, Le Duc A (1999) The conservative management of Corynebacterium groupe D2 encrusted pyelitis. BJU Int 24:270-275