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Tracheobronchitis due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum.

T J Craig1, F E Maguire, M R Wallace

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif. 92134-5000.

Southern Medical Journal
|April 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum can cause tracheobronchitis, especially in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Vancomycin is recommended for such infections until antibiotic susceptibility is confirmed.

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Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonology
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may predispose individuals to infections by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum.
  • This organism can also infect immunocompetent hosts, highlighting the need for careful diagnosis.