Pacemaker lead endocarditis due to multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum detected with sonication of the device.

ABSTRACT: Corynebacterium striatum is a commensal of human skin and has been recently recognized as an emerging pathogen. A case of nosocomial pacemaker lead endocarditis due to a multidrug-resistant C. striatum strain is described, highlighting the role of sonication as a diagnostic tool in cardiac device infections.

SUBMITTER: Oliva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3008477 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature