Endocarditis Due to Kurthia bessonii
Authors: STEPHEN J. PANCOAST
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Brief Reports1 June 1979Endocarditis Due to Kurthia bessoniiSTEPHEN J. PANCOAST, M.D., PAUL D. ELLNER, Ph.D., JEFFREY A. JAHRE, M.D., HAROLD C. NEU, M.D.STEPHEN J. PANCOAST, M.D., PAUL D. ELLNER, Ph.D., JEFFREY A. JAHRE, M.D., HAROLD C. NEU, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-90-6-936 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSpecies ofCorynebacteriumother thanC. diphtheriaegenerally are considered to be contaminants when encountered in cultures of clinical material. These organisms inhabit the skin and mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, urethra, and vagina. Coryneform organisms includeListeria, Erysipelothrix, andKurthiaas well asCorynebacterium. Erysipelothrixcan cause infections in otherwise normal persons (1, 2). AlthoughListeriacauses infection in normal hosts, most infections occur in immunocompromised persons (3, 4). Diphtheroid infection has been associated with vascular prosthesis or immunosuppression (4-6). Previously reported isolations ofKurthiafrom clinical material have not clearly established an association with infection (7)....References1. KLAUDER J: Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in animals and in human beings. Ann NY Acad Sci 48:535-551, 1946 CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SIMBERKOFFRAHAL MJ: Acute and subacute endocarditis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Am J Med Sci 266:53-57, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LOURIABLEVINSARMSTRONG DAD: Listeria infections. Ann NY Acad Sci 174:545-551, 1970 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KAPLANWEINSTEIN KL: Diphtheroid infections in man. Ann Intern Med 70:919-929, 1969 LinkGoogle Scholar5. PEARSONBRAINERATHBUN THH: Corynebacterium sepsis in oncology patients. Predisposing factors, diagnosis, and treatment. JAMA 238:1737-1740, 1977 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. REIDGREENWOOD JL: Corynebacterial endocarditis. Arch Intern Med 119:106-110, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ELSTON H: Kurthia bessonii isolated from clinical material. J Pathol Bacteriol 81:245-247, 1961 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, New York PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByKurthia gibsonii , a novel opportunistic pathogen in poultryAbietic acid ameliorates psoriasis-like inflammation and modulates gut microbiota in miceDraft Genome Sequence of the Psychrotolerant Bacterium Kurthia sibirica ATCC 49154 TGenome Sequence of Kurthia Type Species Kurthia zopfii Strain ATCC 33403 TOther Gram-Positive BacilliIsolation of Kurthia gibsonii from non-gonorrheal urethritis: Implications for the pathomechanism upon surveying the literatureOther Gram-Positive BacilliOther Gram-Positive BacilliMicrobiology of Infective Endocarditis and Clinical Correlates: Gram-Positive OrganismsThe Genus KurthiaBibliographyInfections Due to Nonanthrax Bacillus Species, Kurthia, and RothiaErythromycin: A Microbial and Clinical Perspective After 30 Years of Clinical Use (Second of Two Parts)Aerobic asporogenous gram-positive bacilli 1 June 1979Volume 90, Issue 6Page: 936-937KeywordsEndocarditisMucous membranesProsthetic device infectionsRespiratory systemVagina Issue Published: 1 June 1979 PDF DownloadLoading ...