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Osteomielitis crónica por Corynebacterium striatum en una adolescente

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016
A case of a girl with chronic posttraumatic osteomyelitis of the right tibia with microbiological isolation of Bacillus spp. by conventional methods and confirmation by mass spectrometry MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass) of Corynebacterium striatum is presented. ...

Endocarditis infecciosa fatal por Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
We present a case report of a infective endocarditis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum in a young patient eight years old with bicuspid aortic valve that led to a severe neurological embolism and death. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is part of the nasopharyngeal and skin flora. However, ther...