Treat Me Well or Will Resist: Uptake of Mobile Genetic Elements Determine the Resistome of Corynebacterium striatum

B Leyton, JN Ramos, PVP Baio, JFC Veras… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Corynebacterium striatum, a bacterium that is part of the normal skin microbiota, is also an
opportunistic pathogen. In recent years, reports of infections and in-hospital and nosocomial …

Current Evidence for Corynebacterium on the Ocular Surface

T Aoki, K Kitazawa, H Deguchi, C Sotozono - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Corynebacterium species are commonly found in the conjunctiva of healthy adults and are
recognized as non-pathogenic bacteria. In recent years, however, Corynebacterium species …

Bloodstream and catheter-related infections due to different clones of multidrug-resistant and biofilm producer Corynebacterium striatum

JN Ramos, C Souza, YV Faria, EC da Silva… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Corynebacterium striatum is an emerging multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogen
associated with immunocompromised and chronically ill patients, as well as nosocomial …

Microbiome changes in young periodontitis patients treated with adjunctive metronidazole and amoxicillin

M Feres, B Retamal‐Valdes, D Fermiano… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background To our knowledge, to date, no studies have comprehensively assessed the
changes occurring in the subgingival microbiome of young patients with periodontitis treated …

Whole-genome sequencing reveals a prolonged and persistent intrahospital transmission of Corynebacterium striatum, an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen

X Wang, H Zhou, D Chen, P Du, R Lan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Corynebacterium striatum is an emerging multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogen that occurs
primarily among immunocompromised and chronically ill patients. However, little is known …

Phage-mimicking antibacterial core–shell nanoparticles

J Hopf, M Waters, V Kalwajtys, KE Carothers… - Nanoscale …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing frequency of nosocomial infections caused by antibiotic-resistant
microorganisms concurrent with the stagnant discovery of new classes of antibiotics has …

Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology of Corynebacterium striatum Isolated in a Tertiary Hospital in Turkey

N Asgin, B Otlu - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although Corynebacterium striatum is part of the human flora, it has recently drawn attention
both for its multidrug resistance and its role as an invasive infection/outbreak agent. This …

Corynebacterium striatum—Got Worse by a Pandemic?

L Orosz, J Sóki, D Kókai, K Burián - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The role of Corynebacterium striatum has been demonstrated in different nosocomial
infections. An increasing number of publications have demonstrated its virulence in the …

First-line antibiotic susceptibility pattern of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Indonesia

D Husada, SDP Soegianto, IS Kurniawati… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Diphtheria has been reported as an outbreak in some regions in Indonesia,
most especially in East Java Province. Resistance to penicillin, erythromycin, and other …

Evaluating the Rapid Emergence of Daptomycin Resistance in Corynebacterium: a Multicenter Study

KF Mitchell, E McElvania, MA Wallace… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Members of the genus Corynebacterium are increasingly recognized as pathobionts and
can be very resistant to antimicrobial agents. Previous studies have demonstrated that …