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Relapsing bacteremia duo to Corynebacterium striatum in a patient with peripheral arterial disease.

Corynebacterium striatum, a gram-positive bacillus, was traditionally regarded to be a colonizer or a contaminant. The frequency of C. striatum community acquired and nosocomial infections has increased significantly. Although C. striatum has been linked to chronic ulcer infection and bacteremia, to the best of our knowledge, no patient with relapsing bacteremia, after appropriate antibiotic treatment has been reported. We present a case of a 61-old man with peripheral arterial disease and proven Corynebacterium species colonization of chronic foot ulcer with C. striatum relapsing bacteremia, focusing on the difficulties in management of the patient.

Corynebacterium striatum; Bacteremia

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