We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
necrotizing lymphadenitis. Awareness of this disease is critical for the diagnosis given that …

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum may be found as part of the normal oropharyngeal
flora in humans but is recognized as a human pathogen. Infections caused by this organism …

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum leukaemic child Page 1 Paksoy, Demircan, Altiner,
Artvinli S. C P Figure 2 (A) Gross pathological appearance of the nodular, vascular tumour and …

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a well recognised pathogen of farm animals,
particularly sheep and goats. Human infection is a rare occurrence. This report describes …

Background: Invasive infections caused by coryneform bacteria are uncommon but have
been reported with increasing frequency in recent decades, especially in …

Many isolates of Corynebacterium are dismissed as contaminants by technicians and micro-
biologists in the laboratory. We report the isolation of Corynebacterium haemolyticum from …

The genus Corynebacterium is composed of a wide variety of Gram-positive, non-acid-fast,
nonmotile, rod-shaped, catalase-positive bacteria. The bulk of the species is considered to …

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal flora of the upper
respiratory tract in humans. Though the pathogenicity of C. pseudodiphtheriticum is not rare …

To the Editor: Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum has seldom been isolated from
patients with upper respiratory tract infections and pneumonia. Most reported infections are …

SIR-In the September 1994 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Davidson and Russo [1}
reported an interesting experience with the use of liposomal amphotericin B for treating …