Bloodstream and catheter-related infections due to different clones of multidrug-resistant and biofilm producer Corynebacterium striatum.
Juliana Nunes RamosCassius SouzaYuri Vieira FariaEliane Cristine da SilvaJoão Flávio Carneiro VerasPaulo Victor Pereira BaioSérgio Henrique SeabraLilian de Oliveira MoreiraRaphael Hirata JúniorAna Luíza Mattos-GuaraldiVerônica Viana VieiraPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Genotyping analysis by PFGE revealed the permanence of the MDR PFGE profile I in the nosocomial environment. Other new PFGE profiles emerged as etiologic agents of invasive infections. However, the MDR PFGE profile I was also found predominant among patients with hematogenic infections. The high level of multidrug resistance associated with biofilm formation capacity observed in MDR C. striatum is a case of concern.