Corynebacterium amycolatum causing breast abscess: An infecting Diphtheroid with a difference
Keywords:
Corynebacterium amycolatum, breast abscess, Diphtheroid
Abstract
Corynebacterium amycolatum has been rarely reported from cases of breast abscess/mastitis. We describe a case of Corynebacterium amycolatum causing breast abscess with fistula formation. The identification of the organism was done by MALDI- TOF (Matrix assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight) Vitek MS (Mass spectrometry) [Biomerieux, France] and Vitek-2 (Biomerieux, France). The clinical significance of the organism was ascertained in view of presence of many polymorphonuclear cells along with Gram positive bacilli on Gram stain examination. The patient was successfully managed with surgical treatment followed by antimicrobial therapy. DOI: 10.21276/APALM.1456References
1. Williams DY, Selepak ST, Gill VJ. Identification of clinical isolates of nondiphtherial Corynebacterium species and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1993;17:23–8.
2. Paviour S, Musaad S, Roberts S, et al. Corynebacterium species isolated from patients with mastitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002;35:1434-40.
3. Zhou F, Yu LX, Ma ZB, Yu ZG. Granulomatous lobular mastitis. Chronic diseases and translational mastitis 2016;2:17-21.
4. Reddy BS, Chaudhury A, Kalawat U, Jayaprada R, Reddy G, Ramana BV. Isolation, speciation, and antibiogram of clinically relevant non-diphtherial Corynebacteria (Diphtheroids). Indian J Med Microbiol 2012;30:52-7.
5. Mohammadi NS, Mafakheri S, Abdali N, Barcena-Uribarri I, Tauch A, Benz R. Identification and characterization of the channel-forming protein in the cell wall of Corynebacterium amycolatum. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 2013;1828:2574-82.
6. Winn WC, Allen SD, Janda WM, Koneman EW, Procop GW, Schreckenberger PC, Woods GL. Koneman’ sColor Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 6thed.USA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins;2006. Aerobic and facultative Gram- positive bacilli.p.765-876.
7. Ozaydin I, Yildirim M, Sahin I, Dogan S. Recurrent Breast Abscess Caused by Corynebacteriumamycolatum: A Case Report. Turk J Med Sci 2009;39:147-9.
8. Tauch A, Fernandez-Natal I, Soriano F. A microbiological and clinical review on Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii. Int J Infect Dis 2016;48:33–9.
9. Ang LMN, Brown H. Corynebacterium accolens isolated from Breast Abscess: Possible association with Granulomatous mastitis. J Clin Microbiol 2007;45:1666–8.
10. Funke G, Von Graevenitz A, ClarridgeJE 3rd, Bernard KA. Clinical Microbiology of coryneform bacteria. Clin Microbiol Rev 1997;10:125-59.
11. Belmares J, Detterline S, Pak JB and Parada JP. Corynebacterium endocarditis species specific risk factors and outcomes. BMC Infect Dis 2007;7:4.
2. Paviour S, Musaad S, Roberts S, et al. Corynebacterium species isolated from patients with mastitis. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002;35:1434-40.
3. Zhou F, Yu LX, Ma ZB, Yu ZG. Granulomatous lobular mastitis. Chronic diseases and translational mastitis 2016;2:17-21.
4. Reddy BS, Chaudhury A, Kalawat U, Jayaprada R, Reddy G, Ramana BV. Isolation, speciation, and antibiogram of clinically relevant non-diphtherial Corynebacteria (Diphtheroids). Indian J Med Microbiol 2012;30:52-7.
5. Mohammadi NS, Mafakheri S, Abdali N, Barcena-Uribarri I, Tauch A, Benz R. Identification and characterization of the channel-forming protein in the cell wall of Corynebacterium amycolatum. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 2013;1828:2574-82.
6. Winn WC, Allen SD, Janda WM, Koneman EW, Procop GW, Schreckenberger PC, Woods GL. Koneman’ sColor Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 6thed.USA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins;2006. Aerobic and facultative Gram- positive bacilli.p.765-876.
7. Ozaydin I, Yildirim M, Sahin I, Dogan S. Recurrent Breast Abscess Caused by Corynebacteriumamycolatum: A Case Report. Turk J Med Sci 2009;39:147-9.
8. Tauch A, Fernandez-Natal I, Soriano F. A microbiological and clinical review on Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii. Int J Infect Dis 2016;48:33–9.
9. Ang LMN, Brown H. Corynebacterium accolens isolated from Breast Abscess: Possible association with Granulomatous mastitis. J Clin Microbiol 2007;45:1666–8.
10. Funke G, Von Graevenitz A, ClarridgeJE 3rd, Bernard KA. Clinical Microbiology of coryneform bacteria. Clin Microbiol Rev 1997;10:125-59.
11. Belmares J, Detterline S, Pak JB and Parada JP. Corynebacterium endocarditis species specific risk factors and outcomes. BMC Infect Dis 2007;7:4.
Published
2017-08-26
Issue
Section
Case Report
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access at http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html).
