| [activity of ethambutol, isoniazid and rifampicin on corynebacterium urealyticum and corynebacterium jeikeium]. | because corynebacteria and mycobacteria have walls of similar composition, it was of interest to test the effects on resistant corynebacteria of two agents with anti-wall effects, i.e., ethambutol (emb) and isoniazid (inh). rifampicin was also studied to extend previous data and clarify conflicting results in the literature. inh was not active in levels achieved in vivo with standard dosages. the minimal inhibitory concentration (mic) of emb was under serum levels for only three of 78 strains. a ... | 1992 | 1299816 |
| a case of urinary tract infection caused by corynebacterium urealyticum and coryneform group f1. | a case of urinary tract infection (uti) caused by a fastidious, urea-splitting, antibiotic-sensitive coryneform, identified as cdc group f1, is described. the patient suffered from encrusted cystitis and had had previous and persistent utis caused by corynebacterium urealyticum (formerly cdc group d2). bacteriological cure was achieved after one month of treatment with amoxicillin plus acetohydroxamic acid. | 1992 | 1396772 |
| corynebacterium group d2 ("corynebacterium urealyticum") constitutes a new genomic species. | twenty-one corynebacterium group d2 ("c. urealyticum") strains were found to constitute a tight dna hybridization group distinct from named corynebacterium species. the strains of corynebacterium group d2 had cell wall component type iv, short chain mycolic acids and g+c content of dna of 65-66 mol %. corynebacterium group d2 constitutes a genomic species which can be identified by phenotypic tests. | 1992 | 1448615 |
| alkaline-encrusted pyelitis/cystitis and urinary tract infection due to corynebacterium urealyticum: a new severe complication after renal transplantation. | | 1992 | 1539352 |
| recurrent infection stones with apparently negative cultures. the case for blind antibacterial treatment. | infection stones in the urinary tract are always associated with infection with a urease-producing, urea-splitting organism. the most common of these organisms are easy to culture and identify and can be treated early either with an appropriate antibiotic or with an anti-urease agent. ureaplasma urealyticum and corynebacterium urealyticum are urease-producing organisms which are difficult to grow; their presence and effects frequently go undetected and untreated. other organisms, as yet unknown, ... | 1992 | 1568095 |
| classification of coryneform bacteria associated with human urinary tract infection (group d2) as corynebacterium urealyticum sp. nov. | urealytic strains of coryneform bacteria that are designated corynebacterium group d2 and are isolated from human urine are a cause of urinary tract infections. cell wall and lipid analyses confirmed that these organisms are members of the genus corynebacterium but can be separated from other species in the genus on the basis of dna base composition and dna-dna hybridization values. biochemically, strains in this taxon can be distinguished from other corynebacterium spp. by their failure to prod ... | 1992 | 1736965 |
| in vitro and in vivo study of stone formation by corynebacterium group d2 (corynebacterium urealyticum). | corynebacterium group d2 inoculated into normal human urine formed struvite crystals and an increase in ph and ammonium concentration after 24 h of incubation. zinc disks dipped into a broth culture of this microorganism and inserted into the bladders of rats produced stones with a mean weight of 12.5 mg (ranging from 1 to 57.7 mg) after 12 days. analysis of the infrared spectrum determined the stones to be composed of struvite. from these results its seems that stone formation by corynebacteriu ... | 1986 | 3517059 |
| comparison of e-test with broth microdilution and disk diffusion for susceptibility testing of coryneform bacteria. | the susceptibilities of 135 coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples to ampicillin (amp), cephalothin (cr), cefoxitin (fox), cefotaxime (ctx), erythromycin (e), ciprofloxacin (cip), tetracycline (te), amikacin (ak), vancomycin (va), and rifampin (r) were determined by disk diffusion, broth microdilution, and the e-test. the following species (number of isolates in parentheses) were included: corynebacterium urealyticum (30), corynebacterium minutissimum (20), coryneform cdc group anf-1 ... | 1995 | 7615748 |
| antimicrobial susceptibilities of corynebacterium species and other non-spore-forming gram-positive bacilli to 18 antimicrobial agents. | the susceptibilities of 265 strains of corynebacterium species and other non-spore-forming gram-positive bacilli to 18 antimicrobial agents were tested. most strains were susceptible to vancomycin, doxycycline, and fusidic acid. corynebacterium jeikeium and corynebacterium urealyticum were the most resistant organisms tested. resistance to beta-lactams, clindamycin, erythromycin, azythromycin, ciprofloxacin and gentamicin was common among strains of corynebacterium xerosis and corynebacterium mi ... | 1995 | 7695308 |
| [corynebacterium urealyticum in kidney transplant patients]. | corynebacterium urealyticum may produce severe urinary tract infections (uti) in patients with renal transplantation (rt). the aim of this study was to define the prevalence, clinical spectrum and risk factors for the development of symptomatic uti in rt receptors with bacteriuria by c. urealyticum. | 1995 | 7769863 |
| an encrusted cystitis caused by corynebacterium urealyticum in a dog. | | 1995 | 7779042 |
| incidence and characteristics of urinary tract infections caused by corynebacterium urealyticum (corynebacterium group d2). | the incidence and characteristics of urinary tract infections caused by corynebacterium urealyticum were studied prospectively in 20,766 urine samples. corynebacterium urealyticum was isolated from 67 samples (0.32%). twenty-four percent of the patients from whom corynebacterium urealyticum was isolated showed mild symptoms and had no risk factors other than prolonged hospitalization and previous antibiotic treatment. sixty percent of the patients had urinary tract-related symptoms. the main ris ... | 1994 | 7805690 |
| use of selective media for isolating corynebacterium urealyticum from urine specimens. | | 1994 | 7814518 |
| problems in minimum inhibitory concentration determinations in coryneform organisms. comparison of an agar dilution and the etest. | the antimicrobial susceptibility of 159 coryneform organisms was determined by an agar dilution and etest methods. overall, the correlation between minimum inhibitory concentrations obtained by both techniques was good (> or = 0.09) for most antibiotics and organisms although the essential agreement ranged from 59% to 88.3%. most organisms were equally categorized (sensitive, intermediate, or resistant) by both methods with only 0.2%, 0.4%, and 3.5% of very major, major or minor discrepancies, r ... | 1994 | 7820998 |
| [urinary tract infection caused by corynebacterium urealyticum]. | | 1995 | 7893798 |
| bacteremia in a patient with non-urinary-tract infection due to corynebacterium urealyticum. | | 1994 | 7986931 |
| [development of a selective differential medium for the isolation of corynebacterium urealyticum (group d-2)]. | we have developed a new selective culture medium for the isolation of c. urealyticum, with the aim of improving and making easier the isolation and identification of this microorganism. | 1994 | 8049288 |
| prevalence of corynebacterium urealyticum in urine specimens collected at a university-affiliated medical center. | corynebacterium urealyticum (formerly corynebacterium group d2) has been implicated as a cause of alkaline-encrusted cystitis and urinary tract struvite calculi. despite preselecting urine specimens with neutral and alkaline phs and using prolonged incubation on a selective medium, isolation of this organism was rarely observed in a population of hospitalized patients. we do not recommend routine cultures for this organism unless the urine is alkaline and struvite crystals, leukocytes, and eryth ... | 1994 | 8051278 |
| comparative in vitro activities of new quinolones against coryneform bacteria. | the in vitro activities of eight quinolones against 115 coryneform bacteria (20 corynebacterium jeikeium, 15 corynebacterium minutissimum, 15 corynebacterium striatum, 25 corynebacterium urealyticum, 10 corynebacterium xerosis, 10 corynebacterium group anf-1, 10 corynebacterium group 12, and 10 listeria monocytogenes) were determined. the mics of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and sparfloxacin for 90% of c. jeikeium, c. urealyticum, and c. xerosis isolates tested were > 16 micrograms/ml. those of bay ... | 1994 | 8092851 |
| encrusted pyelitis and cystitis by corynebacterium urealyticum (cdc group d2): a new and threatening complication following renal transplant. | we evaluated the pathogenic role of corynebacterium urealyticum in the development of encrusted pyelitis (ep) and encrusted cystitis (ec), and their clinical consequences in renal transplant recipients. during a 4-year period, we studied seven renal transplant recipients with ep and two with ec. the records of 320 other renal transplant patients studied during the same period were used as a control group. c urealyticum (> or = 10(5) cfu/ml) was isolated from 4 patients with ep (urine 3, blood 1) ... | 1993 | 8212158 |
| non-urinary tract infections caused by multiply antibiotic-resistant corynebacterium urealyticum. | five patients with non-urinary tract infections caused by corynebacterium urealyticum were seen during an 8-year period at a university hospital in madrid. bacteremia (one case) and wound infections (four cases) were the most relevant features of these cases. treatment with vancomycin, surgery, and supportive measures contributed to a favorable outcome for four of the five patients. | 1993 | 8286633 |
| adherence of corynebacterium urealyticum (cdc group d2) and corynebacterium jeikeium to intravascular and urinary catheters. | the ability of corynebacterium urealyticum, corynebacterium jeikeium and other control strains to adhere to two intravascular catheters (polyvinyl chloride and teflon) and one urinary catheter (teflon-coated rubber) was studied. results demonstrated that the corynebacterium species adhered to all catheter materials in greater numbers than a control strain of micrococcus luteus (p < 0.001). there was not a clear difference in the ability of the strains of corynebacterium jeikeium and corynebacter ... | 1993 | 8359166 |
| numerical analysis of fatty and mycolic acid profiles of corynebacterium urealyticum and other related corynebacteria. | the fatty and mycolic acid profiles of 52 strains of clinical origin belonging to corynebacterium urealyticum were subjected to numerical analysis along with those of representative members of corynebacterium ammoniagenes, corynebacterium bovis, corynebacterium glutamicum, corynebacterium jèikeium, corynebacterium minutissimum, corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, corynebacterium xerosis, corynebacterium renale, corynebacterium cystitidis, "corynebacterium ul ... | 1993 | 8397966 |
| corynebacterium urealyticum: a new and threatening pathogen for the renal transplant patient. | | 1993 | 8442162 |
| urinary tract infection with corynebacterium urealyticum in south africa. | corynebacterium urealyticum has been well documented as a urinary pathogen in europe. the purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and clinical relevance of corynebacterium urealyticum as a urinary pathogen in a predominantly third world population (south africa) and to attempt to increase the isolation rate by culturing urine specimens on a selective medium. two methods were used to isolate corynebacterium urealyticum from urine specimens. blood agar plates from routine urine cult ... | 1993 | 8462556 |
| [corynebacterium urealyticum or the history of an announced discovery]. | | 1996 | 8712038 |
| a necrotic soft-tissue lesion due to corynebacterium urealyticum in a neutropenic child. | corynebacterium urealyticum has been associated mainly with infections of the urinary tract. other infections due to this organism are highly unusual. we report what we believe is the first case of necrotic infection of soft tissue due to c. urealyticum in a neutropenic child who was previously treated with chemotherapy. the infection was cured when the patient was treated with vancomycin and surgical debridement. the increase in the number of neutrophils may also have contributed to the patient ... | 1996 | 8722946 |
| [prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by corynebacterium urealyticum]. | corynebacterium urealyticum has been recognised as causing inflammatory cystitis and other human infections. in our knowledge this is the first case of a prosthetic valve endocarditis due to c. urealyticum. it was diagnosed in a 61 year old male patient with a history of rheumatic fever, hypertension and aortic stenosis. he had undergone surgery to replace the aortic valve and to perform triple aortocoronary bypass. the isolate was not multiresistant. endocarditis due to c. urealyticum is very r ... | 1996 | 8734934 |
| in-vitro activity of psychiatric drugs against corynebacterium urealyticum (corynebacterium group d2). | we tested the in-vitro activity of amoxycillin, amoxycillin/clavulanic acid, cefotaxime, gentamicin, trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, tetracycline, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, clindamycin and five psychiatric drugs (chlorpromazine, sertraline, fluoxetine, paroxetine and risperidone) against 32 strains of corynebacterium urealyticum. resistance rates exceeded 90% for all antibiotics except glycopeptides, quinolones and tetracycline. sertraline was the most active psychiatr ... | 1996 | 8737151 |
| [transient bacteremia caused by corynebacterium urealyticum: apropos of 2 cases]. | corynebacterium urealyticum is a pathogen mainly isolated from the urinary tract and seldom from the blood. we present two cases of bacteremia caused by multiresistant c. urealyticum isolated in two and three blood cultures respectively. | 1996 | 8756215 |
| influence of external factors in resistance of corynebacterium urealyticum to antimicrobial agents. | corynebacterium urealyticum is usually resistant to multiple antibiotics. we analyzed whether previous hospitalization and/or the use of antibiotics was a factor associated with the appearance of resistance to different antibiotics in c. urealyticum. our findings suggest that resistant strains of c. urealyticum are likely to be acquired directly from the hospital environment and that the use of antibiotics in the hospital setting could favor the appearance of multiresistant strains. | 1996 | 8834909 |
| [parietal calcifications of the kidney pelvis in corynebacterium urealyticum urinary infection]. | linear renal pelvis calcifications in a native kidney due to corynebacterium urealyticum are described. these micro-organisms have an opportunistic behaviour and can be responsible for nosocomial urinary tract infection. alkaline incrusted cystitis with linear vesical calcifications are considered as the most typical pattern. renal pelvis may also be concerned, with parietal calcifications. | 1996 | 8881397 |
| species identities and antimicrobial susceptibilities of corynebacteria isolated from various clinical sources. | over a 14-month period, 415 clinical isolates of coryneform gram-positive rods were recovered from various sources and identified to the species level according to recent identification schemes. corynebacterium urealyticum, corynebacterium striatum, corynebacterium amycolatum, and corynebacterium jeikeium predominated, accounting for 63% of all isolates. corynebacterium accolens, corynebacterium striatum, corynebacterium argentoratense, corynebacterium propinquum and corynebacterium pseudodiphth ... | 1996 | 8894575 |
| environmental contamination by corynebacterium urealyticum in a teaching hospital. | | 1996 | 8904378 |
| urinary tract infections caused by beta-lactam-sensitive corynebacterium urealyticum strains. | | 1997 | 9105850 |
| corynebacterium urealyticum (cdc group d2) associated with staghorn calculus: treatment by percutaneous debulking and chemolysis. | we report the formation of a staghorn calculus in a transplanted kidney caused by infection with a urea-splitting corynebacterium group d2 organism. the stone was debulked percutaneously followed by intravenous vancomycin administration and urinary acidification with oral acetohydroxamic acid, leading to clearance of nearly all of the stone. | 1996 | 9156691 |
| [bacteremia caused by corynebacterium urealyticum in 2 patients co-infected with hiv and hbv]. | | 1997 | 9235067 |
| corynebacterium mastitidis sp. nov., isolated from milk of sheep with subclinical mastitis. | fourteen strains of a hitherto unknown catalase-positive, aerobic, gram-positive coryneformlike organism were isolated from the milk of sheep with subclinical mastitis from different regions of spain. the strains phenotypically closely resembled one another and biochemically were similar to corynebacterium urealyticum and corynebacterium afermentans subsp. lipophilum. the results of chemotaxonomic investigations were consistent with membership in the genus corynebacterium, and comparative 16s rr ... | 1997 | 9336910 |
| evaluation of a new selective medium for the isolation of corynebacterium urealyticum. | a new selective medium (cbu agar) was compared with blood agar (ba) medium for primary isolation of corynebacterium urealyticum from urine and skin samples of hospitalised patients. overall, the cbu agar detected c. urealyticum in 14 (4.6%) of 302 urine samples and the ba medium detected the organism in four (1.3%), but most cultures which were positive only on cbu agar had < 10(4) cfu/ml. six strains of c. urealyticum were isolated from 60 skin samples with cbu agar, whereas none was detected w ... | 1998 | 9449953 |
| prospective study of catalase-positive coryneform organisms in clinical specimens: identification, clinical relevance, and antibiotic susceptibility. | during a 6-month period, all clinical isolates of catalase-positive coryneform organisms, which were isolated during the routine processing of clinical specimens, were characterized in the laboratory of the 1800-bed university hospital of leuven. the distribution of the species in the corynebacteria was: corynebacterium amycolatum 70 (53%), corynebacterium jeikeium 16 (12%), corynebacterium striatum 11 (8%), corynebacterium afermentans 10 (7%), corynebacterium minutissimum 9 (6%), cdc coryneform ... | 1998 | 9488824 |
| in vitro susceptibilities of aerobic and facultative non-spore-forming gram-positive bacilli to hmr 3647 (ru 66647) and 14 other antimicrobials. | the comparative in vitro activity of the ketolide hmr 3647 (ru 66647) and those of structurally related macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin compounds (erythromycin, roxithromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, josamycin, lincomycin, pristinamycin, and quinupristin-dalfopristin) as well as those of benzylpenicillin, doxycycline, vancomycin, teicoplanin, levofloxacin, and rifapentine against 247 aerobic and facultative non-spore-forming gram-positive bacilli were determined by an agar dilution met ... | 1998 | 9593121 |
| [corynebacterium urealyticum in urinary infections in children]. | the urinary infection caused by c. urealyticum is a rare circumstance, especially in children. authors present the etiology of these infections, in children admitted in the pediatric clinical hospital "sf. maria", iaşi, during 1997. this recently recognised uropathogen was isolated from three cases. compared to other etiological agents, the frequency was 0.75%. this study presents the diagnosis and identification criteria for c. urealyticum and therapeutic challenges of this infection. | 1998 | 9718749 |
| [bacteriological and clinical aspects of corynebacterium]. | the microbiologists use the term corynebacteria to describe aerobically growing, asporogenous, irregularly sharped gram-positive rods. they comprise strictly aerobic bacteria isolated from environment as well as preferentially anaerobic bacteria found in clinical specimens. a large part of these bacteria is considered as commensal of skin and mucous membranes. this group of organisms has recently been subjected to considerable taxonomic revisions, which have resulted in the proposal of several n ... | 1998 | 9754261 |
| ureteral stenosis secondary to encrustation by urea-splitting corynebacterium urealyticum in a kidney transplant patient. | | 1999 | 10328485 |
| in-vitro activity of levofloxacin, ofloxacin and d-ofloxacin against coryneform bacteria and listeria monocytogenes. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the in-vitro activity of levofloxacin, ofloxacin and d-ofloxacin compared with ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and sparfloxacin against coryneform bacteria and listeria monocytogenes isolated from clinical samples. the following organisms (and number of strains) were studied: corynebacterium jeikeium (20), corynebacterium urealyticum (20), corynebacterium minutissimum (20), corynebacterium striatum (20), corynebacterium amycolatum (30), brevibacterium spp. ... | 1999 | 10404334 |
| rrna gene rflp as an identification tool for corynebacterium species. | the value of rrna gene rflp analysis (ribotyping) as a tool for corynebacterium and turicella species identification was evaluated. seventy-four strains representing 26 different species or subspecies were analysed by bsteii, smai and sphi ribotyping. numerical analysis of the resulting rdna banding patterns was performed by dice coefficient correlation in order to establish a database for species identification. in general, most of the strains belonging to the same species clustered together. i ... | 1999 | 10425754 |
| [encrusted alkaline cystitis and malacoplakia]. | urinary infection due to urea splitting bacteria leads to a rise in urinary ph, favouring the precipitation of calcium salts and struvita crystals. if deposited on the surface of a bladder with chronic inflammation or some other previous lesion, may produce an alkaline encrusted cystitis, now a rare condition. in the case here presented, occurred in a 69-year-old male. corynebacterium urealyticum grown in the urine, and some foci of malakoplakia were found in the area of encrustation endoscopica ... | 1999 | 10670133 |
| encrusted pyelitis of native kidneys. | this study reports the first four cases of encrusted pyelitis involving native kidneys. the clinical features, management, and outcome of these patients were analyzed. predisposing factors were underlying urologic disease and/or urologic manipulations, debilitating diseases, hospitalization, and prolonged antibiotic therapies. presenting symptoms were renal failure in three patients with ureteroileal urinary diversion and manifestations of cystitis in one patient. computed tomography scan of the ... | 2000 | 10820179 |
| biochemical, antimicrobial susceptibility and genotyping studies on corynebacterium urealyticum isolates from diverse sources. | thirty-two isolates of corynebacterium urealyticum, isolated between 1991 and 1995, were studied by biochemical tests, phospholipid content, analysis of fatty and mycolic acids, ribotyping, whole-cell protein patterns and antimicrobial susceptibility to six antibiotics. nineteen isolates were from human and human-related sources (hhrs); the remainder were from animal and animal-related sources (aars). most c. urealyticum isolates were similar in their biochemical and whole-cell protein profiles, ... | 2000 | 10933263 |
| pericarditis caused by corynebacterium urealyticum. | | 2000 | 11168052 |
| chronic cystitis caused by corynebacterium urealyticum detected by polymerase chain reaction. | the case of a 73-year-old man with chronic cystitis due to corynebacterium urealyticum was complicated by hematuria and urinary stone formation. the diagnosis was based on an amplification product obtained using polymerase chain reaction for mycobacterial species on urine and a bladder biopsy specimen. a specific 212 bp amplification fragment that did not hybridize with a mycobacterium-specific probe was recognized. sequence analysis of the fragment revealed corynebacterium urealyticum. routine ... | 2000 | 11205634 |
| encrusted cystitis and pyelitis. | encrusted cystitis (ec) and encrusted pyelitis (ep) are rare chronic inflammatory diseases of the bladder and renal pelvis, respectively, and are characterized by mucosal inflammation with deposits of ammonium magnesium phosphate on the urothelium. corynebacterium urealyticum is the pathogen responsible in the vast majority of cases. we report 4 cases of ec and 1 case of ep. in 1 case of ec ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated as the microorganism responsible. to the best of our knowledge, u. ure ... | 2001 | 11306884 |
| [significant bacteremias by corynebacterium amycolatum: an emergent pathogen]. | corynebacterium sp. is an extremely varied genus which includes little known species and of which only corynebacterium diphteriae, corynebacterium urealyticum and corynebacterium jeikeium are considered indisputable pathogens. other species, such as c. amycolatum are at present being reconsidered as causative agents in infectious pathologies, partly on account of our greater aquaintance and improved identification techniques for these microorganisms and partly on account of the growing number of ... | 2001 | 11333587 |
| activities of gemifloxacin and five other antimicrobial agents against listeria monocytogenes and coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples. | the in vitro activities of gemifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, doxycycline, gentamicin, and vancomycin were evaluated against 15 listeria monocytogenes strains and 205 coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples. the percentages of strains inhibited by gemifloxacin at 0.5 microg/ml were 100% (l. monocytogenes), 93.3% (brevibacterium spp.), 90% (corynebacterium minutissimum), 42.5% (corynebacterium amycolatum), 20% (corynebacterium striatum), 12.5% (corynebacterium jeikeium), and 10% ... | 2001 | 11451706 |
| etiologies of the urinary tract infections in a yemeni city. | to determine the causative agents of urinary tract infection in yemeni patients in sana'a city, and to determine the antibiotic susceptibilities of these agents in vitro. | 2001 | 11479641 |
| bacteremia caused by multiply resistant corynebacterium urealyticum: six case reports and review. | | 2001 | 11561814 |
| phylogenetic studies on corynebacterium bovis isolated from bovine mammary glands. | coryneform bacteria are frequently isolated from bovine mastitis with the lipophilic species, and corynebacterium bovis is the most frequently isolated organism of this group. however, previous studies on the phylogeny of corynebacteria have incorporated only a single reference strain. we examined the phylogeny of c. bovis using 47 strains isolated from bovine mammary glands. phylogenetic studies were performed by direct sequencing of the 16s ribosomal rna and comparison to sequences of referenc ... | 2001 | 11768082 |
| efficacy of a selective and differential medium for isolating corynebacterium urealyticum from urine specimens. | objective: to describe a new selective and differential medium for improving the isolation of corynebacterium urealyticum from urine. methods: a total of 370 urine specimens, 270 from patients with underlying urologic disease and 100 from to a control group without renal pathology, were cultured on standard sheep blood agar medium and on a new selective medium for corynebacterium urealyticum. results: the use of this selective medium resulted in a nine-fold increase in the prevalence of bacteriu ... | 1997 | 11864181 |
| urinary tract infection caused by corynebacterium urealyticum in a dog. | urinary tract infection (uti) caused by corynebacterium urealyticum is a rarely recognised condition in veterinary medicine. this report describes a case in a 13-month-old dog which presented with a history of dysuria and haematuria. c urealyticum was identified as the cause of uti. the clinical, radiological and ultrasonographic features and the results of urinalysis and urine bacteriological culture are described, as are the therapeutic challenges presented by this particular infection. | 2002 | 12137150 |
| evaluation of broiler litter with reference to the microbial composition as assessed by using 16s rrna and functional gene markers. | very little is known about the microbial composition of animal bedding wastes, including poultry litter, and what is known has been deduced from standard culture methods, by which some fastidious organisms that exist in the environment may not be detected. we evaluated the bacterial composition of poultry litter by using a combination of culture and molecular detection. total aerobic bacteria in poultry litter were detected by culture at 10(9) cfu/g of material. enteric bacteria such as enteroco ... | 2003 | 12571010 |
| activities of abt-773 against listeria monocytogenes and coryneform bacteria of clinical interest. | the in vitro activities of abt-773 were evaluated against 15 listeria monocytogenes strains and 196 coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples. one hundred percent of the l. monocytogenes strains were inhibited by </=0.015 micro g of abt-773/ml. mics of abt-773 ( micro g/ml) at which 50% of the isolates tested were inhibited (mic(50)s) and mic(90)s for other organisms were 0.125 and 0.5 (corynebacterium amycolatum), 1 and >32 (corynebacterium jeikeium), 0.03 and >32 (corynebacterium minu ... | 2003 | 12654678 |
| [encrusted pyelitis in patients with urinary diversion]. | this is a case of encrusted pyelitis (ep) caused by corynebacterium urealyticum (cu) in a patient who had undergone a cystectomy and bricker type urinary diversion 28 months beforehand. | 2003 | 12701486 |
| phospholipid composition of several clinically relevant corynebacterium species as determined by mass spectrometry: an unusual fatty acyl moiety is present in inositol-containing phospholipids of corynebacterium urealyticum. | a comparative study on phospholipids of corynebacterium amycolatum, corynebacterium jeikeium and corynebacterium urealyticum was carried out using fast-atom bombardment (fab) and electrospray ionization (esi) mass spectrometry. data obtained indicate the presence of acylphosphatidylglycerol (apg), diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol (pg), phosphatidylinositol (pi) and triacylphosphatidylinositol dimannosides (ac(3)pim(2)) in these bacteria. in general, octadecenoyl and hexadecanoyl fatt ... | 2003 | 12855719 |
| [bacteremia in 2 hospitals in rosario, argentina]. | bacteremia is associated with high morbidity and mortality. nosocomial bacteremia is associated with an attributable mortality of 35%. in order to characterize the etiological agent of bacteremia cases during two time periods, 6605 patients were studied as follows: 1) from 1980 to 1982 (n = 2401) and 2) from 1988 to 2000 (n = 4204). a total of 596 cases of bacteremia were detected. the most frequent agents were staphylococcus aureus, negative coagulase (cns) staphylococcus, klebsiella pneumoniae ... | 2003 | 14587380 |
| in vitro activity of newer antibiotics against corynebacterium jeikeium, corynebacterium amycolatum and corynebacterium urealyticum. | the in vitro activity of ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, telithromycin, teicoplanin, linezolid and quinupristin-dalfopristin was tested against human derived pathogenic corynebacteria. the mics of these antibiotics were measured using the agar dilution method against 31 strains of corynebacterium jeikeium, 58 corynebacterium amycolatum (including 33 multidrug-resistant strains) and 64 corynebacterium urealyticum clinical strains. a high resistance rate to ciprofloxacin and erythromycin was found in ... | 2003 | 14602367 |
| corynebacterium suicordis sp. nov., from pigs. | nineteen strains of gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, catalase-positive, rod-shaped bacteria isolated from pigs were characterized by using biochemical, molecular chemical and molecular genetic methods. two distinct groups of organisms were discerned, based on their colonial morphology, camp (christie-atkins-munch-petersen) reaction and numerical profile by using the api coryne system. the first group (13 strains) gave a doubtful discrimination between corynebacterium striatum and co ... | 2003 | 14657140 |
| culture-independent identification of pathogenic bacteria and polymicrobial infections in the genitourinary tract of renal transplant recipients. | renal transplant recipients are predisposed to urinary tract infections caused by both common uropathogens and opportunistic bacteria resulting frequently in significant polymicrobial infections. in this study, a culture-independent 16s rrna-based approach was established to identify unusual, fastidious, or anaerobic bacteria and to investigate bacterial diversity in urinary tract specimens. similarly sized amplicons encompassing the v6 to v8 region of the 16s rrna were analyzed with denaturing ... | 2003 | 14662931 |
| [urinary infection due to corynebacterium urealyticum]. | | 2004 | 15046487 |
| [corynebacterium urealyticum in renal trasplantation. ct and sonography imaging characteristics of encrusted cistitis and pielitis]. | its described three cases of corynebacterium urealyticum (cu) infection in patients with renal transplantation and one of its most serious consequences: encrusted pyelitis and cystitis. it is explained the principal keys for its diagnosis, based in the appearance of alkaline ph in in urine analysis (alkaline urine), positives urinary cultures for cu, and the ct and us studies revealed the characteristic images of calcifications in the wall of renal pelvis and bladder. | 2004 | 15283321 |
| encrusted cystitis and pyelitis in children: an unusual condition with potentially severe consequences. | to report our experience with the management of encrusted cystitis and pyelitis (ec and ep) in the pediatric population. ec and ep are well-known entities in adults but are rarely identified in children. they consist of mucosal encrustations and are due to specific microorganisms. | 2004 | 15351595 |
| renal transplantation in children with severe bladder dysfunction. | renal transplantation in children with bladder dysfunction carries a risk for the renal graft. we report our experience with transplantation in 15 patients 6 to 18 years old with severe abnormalities of the lower urinary tract. | 2005 | 15592081 |
| [infective lithiasis]. | "infection lithiasis" refers to calculi that occur with persistent urinary tract infection. stones composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) and carbonate apatite, called "triple phosphate" stones, are the more common type of infection lithiasis. these stones are also called "staghorn" calculi because they may grow rapidly and fill the entire collecting system. they form during urinary infection with urea-splitting micro-organism. they may originate de novo or complicate a lithiasis wh ... | 2005 | 15830551 |
| microbiological quality changes in the intestine of hybrid tilapia (oreochromis niloticus x oreochromis aureus) in fresh and frozen storage condition. | the goal of this study was to monitor the quantitative and qualitative bacterial flora in the intestine of hybrid tilapia in fresh fish and fish kept in frozen storage conditions for 1 year. | 2005 | 15892747 |
| corynebacterium urealyticum urinary tract infection in dogs and cats: 7 cases (1996-2003). | to identify clinical features of corynebacterium urealyticum urinary tract infection in dogs and cats and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of c urealyticum isolates. | 2005 | 15906567 |
| [encrusted cystitis]. | encrusted cystitis is a chronic inflammation of the bladder mucosa associated with calcified deposits induced by numerous bacteria in an alkaline medium. corynebacterium urealyticum or group d2 is most frequently incriminated. encrusted cystitis is a rare disease with non-specific clinical features. the diagnosis may be suspected on imaging, but is often only established later on histological findings. treatment of this disease is based on appropriate antibiotics with acidification of the urine. ... | 2005 | 16429670 |
| encrusted cystitis in an immunocompromised patient: possible coinfection by corynebacterium urealyticum and e. coli. | encrusted cystitis is a severe chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder characterized by excessively alkaline urine and calcifications within the bladder wall. a case of a 60 year-old man affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (sle), which developed encrusted cystitis due to corynebacterium urealyticum with e. coli co-infection, shows that the treatment of encrusted cystitis with a endoscopic debulking of the encrusted stones and an antimicrobial therapy specific for c. urealyticum often is ... | 2006 | 16569364 |
| [conservative management of corynebacterium urealyticum encrusted cystitis]. | the authors report the case of a 75-year-old patient who developed corynebacterium urealyticum encrusted cystitis six months after open prostatectomy, complicated by vesicocutaneous fistula, which required bladder catheterization for several days. encrustation of the bladder wall induced marked bilateral ureteropyelocaliceal dilatation without renal failure. medical treatment by antibiotic therapy and oral acidification of the urine allowed regression of the plaques and resolution of the dilatat ... | 2006 | 17069049 |
| [evaluation of api coryne system, version 2.0, for diphteroid gram-positive rods identification with clinical relevance]. | the ability of the api coryne system, version 2.0, to identify 178 strains of gram-positive rods was evaluated. seventy eight isolates belonged to genus corynebacterium and one hundred to related genera, all strains were isolated from clinical samples at the laboratory of bacteriology, hospital de clínicas josé de san martin (uba) between 1995 and 2004. the isolates were identified according to von graevenitz and funke's scheme. one hundred and sixty two out of 178 strains (91%) were correctly i ... | 2006 | 17370571 |
| successful treatment of corynebacterium urealyticum encrusted cystitis: a case report and literature review. | encrusted cystitis is a very rare chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder characterized by precipitation and incrustation of phosphate and ammonium-magnesium salts on the vescical mucosa, caused by urinary infection due to urolithic microorganisms. corynebacterium urealyticum or corynebacterium group d2, a multiple antibiotic-resistant urea-splitting bacterium, is the most frequently incriminated aetiology. we report a case of a 57-year-old man affected by systemic erythematosus lupus with a ... | 2007 | 17515676 |
| medicinal smoke reduces airborne bacteria. | this study represents a comprehensive analysis and scientific validation of our ancient knowledge about the effect of ethnopharmacological aspects of natural products' smoke for therapy and health care on airborne bacterial composition and dynamics, using the biolog microplate panels and microlog database. we have observed that 1h treatment of medicinal smoke emanated by burning wood and a mixture of odoriferous and medicinal herbs (havan sámagri=material used in oblation to fire all over india) ... | 2007 | 17913417 |
| [encrusted cystitis due to corynebacterium urealyticum]. | we reported the case of a 61 year-old man who presented an encrusted cystitis by corynebacterium urealyticum associated with bilateral hydronephrosis four months after adenomectomy complicated by vesicocutaneous fistula. medical treatment by quinolones and oral acidification of the urine allowed regression of the encrusted calcifications and resolution of the hydronephrosis. | 2008 | 18063228 |
| corynebacterium urealyticum urinary tract infection in a cat with urethral obstruction. | corynebacterium urealyticum is an uncommon cause of urinary tract infections in cats. however, it is difficult to diagnose and if left untreated it may result in irreversible bladder lesions. c urealyticum is a multiantibiotic-resistant bacterium whose culture requires special care. risk factors for the occurrence of this infection include urological procedures, foreign bodies, bladder mucosa abnormalities, immuno-suppressed states and antibiotic treatment. this report describes an unusual case ... | 2008 | 18243748 |
| urinary tract infection due to corynebacterium urealyticum in kidney transplant recipients: an underdiagnosed etiology for obstructive uropathy and graft dysfunction-results of a prospective cohort study. | corynebacterium urealyticum is a cause of urinary tract infection and encrusting cystitis or pyelitis. information about this infection in renal transplant recipients is based on case reports. we communicate the first prospective epidemiological study for this population. | 2008 | 18260786 |
| a case report and literature review of corynebacterium urealyticum infection acquired in the hospital. | | 2008 | 18265935 |
| the lifestyle of corynebacterium urealyticum derived from its complete genome sequence established by pyrosequencing. | corynebacterium urealyticum is a lipid-requiring, urealytic bacterium of the human skin flora that has been recognized as causative agent of urinary tract infections. we report the analysis of the complete genome sequence of c. urealyticum dsm7109, which was initially recovered from a patient with alkaline-encrusted cystitis. the genome sequence was determined by a combination of pyrosequencing and sanger technology. the chromosome of c. urealyticum dsm7109 has a size of 2,369,219bp and contains ... | 2008 | 18367281 |
| encrusted cystitis by corynebacterium urealyticum: a case report with novel insights into bladder lesions. | | 2008 | 18467375 |
| microbiological and clinical features of corynebacterium urealyticum: urinary tract stones and genomics as the rosetta stone. | corynebacterium urealyticum, formerly known as coryneform cdc group d2, was first recognized to be involved in human infections 30 years ago. it is a slow-growing, lipophilic, asaccharolytic and usually multidrug-resistant organism with potent urease activity. its cell wall peptidoglycan, menaquinone, mycolic and cellular fatty acid composition is consistent with that of the genus corynebacterium. dna-dna hybridization studies and 16s rdna sequencing analysis have been used to determine the degr ... | 2008 | 18558935 |
| [the corynebacterium urealyticum genome has been completely sequenced: a key advance to know the uropathogenicity and "life style" of this microorganism]. | | 2008 | 18592763 |
| in vitro activity of ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, vancomycin and erythromycin against planktonic and biofilm forms of corynebacterium urealyticum. | to study the ability of corynebacterium urealyticum to produce biofilms and to compare the in vitro activity of antimicrobials against planktonic and biofilm-associated organisms. | 2009 | 19056748 |
| in vitro activity of tigecycline and 10 other antimicrobials against clinical isolates of the genus corynebacterium. | we studied the in vitro activity of tigecycline and 10 other commonly used antibiotics against 135 clinical isolates of non-diphtheria corynebacterium spp. using the etest system. tigecycline minimum inhibitory concentrations for 50% and 90% of the organisms (mic(50) and mic(90) values, respectively, in mg/l) were: corynebacterium urealyticum, 0.094 and 0.125; corynebacterium amycolatum, 0.125 and 2; corynebacterium jeikeium, 0.094 and 0.75; corynebacterium coyleae, 0.064 and 0.064; corynebacter ... | 2009 | 19153032 |
| [corynebacterium urealyticum: from the bedside to complete genome sequence]. | | 2009 | 19217996 |
| percutaneous nephrostomy tube-associated bacteremia caused by corynebacterium urealyticum. | corynebacterium urealyticum, an infrequent cause of bacteremia, is an emerging pathogen in humans, especially immunocompromised hosts. this report describes a patient with prostate cancer complicated with obstructive nephropathy who developed c. urealyticum bacteremia after placement of a percutaneous nephrostomy tube. the bacteremia was not controlled until the infected nephrostomy tube was removed. | 2008 | 19255698 |
| [corynebacterium urealyticum]. | | 2009 | 20098790 |
| corynebacterium urealyticum infection in a pediatric kidney transplant recipient: case report. | the incidence of corynebacterium urealyticum infection in kidney recipients is low. its common clinical manifestation is encrusted cystitis or encrusted pyelitis. herein, we report an unusual case of a 19-year-old kidney recipient with necrotizing pyelitis due to c urealyticum in the absence of mucosal encrustation or calculi. the patient was readmitted 30 days posttransplantation to remove a stent. cystoscopy demonstrated a normal vesical wall without encrustation. the stent was removed without ... | 2010 | 20534304 |
| high frequency of macrolide resistance mechanisms in clinical isolates of corynebacterium species. | the genus corynebacterium includes a high number of species that are usually isolated from human skin as saprophytes. however, these microorganisms have also been reported as infectious agents in a broad group of patients and have showed broad-spectrum resistance. we studied the susceptibility profiles against macrolides, clindamycin, and streptogramins of 254 clinical strains belonging to the species corynebacterium urealyticum (120), corynebacterium amycolatum (66), corynebacterium jeikeium (1 ... | 2010 | 20624090 |
| encrusting cystitis in a cat secondary to corynebacterium urealyticum infection. | an 18-year-old male neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented for investigation of haematuria and lethargy. the cat had sustained a traumatic t3-l3 lesion 5 years prior resulting in upper motor neuron incontinence. on further investigation the cat was found to be hyperkalaemic, hypothermic and dehydrated. ultrasonography of the bladder revealed a markedly hypoechoic, thickened bladder wall with an irregular, hyperechoic mucosal layer. the patient responded to symptomatic and supportive care ... | 2010 | 21041106 |
| encrusting cystitis due to corynebacterium urealyticum in a patient with anca-associated vasculitis: case report and review of the literature. | objectives:: to report a patient with systemic anca-associated vasculitis, under maintenance treatment, who had persistent microscopic hematuria and developed recurrent pelvic pain due to corynebacterium urealyticum encrusting cystitis. the relevant literature on this infection is reviewed. methods:: descriptive case report and a review of the literature (pubmed search). results:: a 39-year-old woman on maintenance therapy for systemic anca-associated vasculitis, diagnosed 10 months earlier and ... | 2011 | 21277617 |
| branimycins b and c, antibiotics produced by the abyssal actinobacterium pseudonocardia carboxydivorans m-227. | two new antibiotics, branimycins b (2) and c (3), were produced by fermentation of the abyssal actinobacterium pseudonocardia carboxydivorans m-227, isolated from deep seawater of the avilés submarine canyon. their structures were elucidated by hrms and nmr analyses. these compounds exhibit antibacterial activities against a panel of gram-positive bacteria, including corynebacterium urealyticum, clostridium perfringens, and micrococcus luteus, and against the gram-negative bacterium neisseria me ... | 2017 | 28169531 |
| [encrusted cystitis by corynebacterium urealyticum]. | | 2017 | 27955880 |
| the resident microflora of voided midstream urine of healthy controls: standard versus expanded urine culture protocols. | the workup and interpretation of urine cultures is not always clear-cut, especially for midstream samples contaminated with commensals. standard urine culture (suc) protocols are designed in favor of growth of uropathogens at the expense of commensals. in selected clinical situations, however, it is essential to trace fastidious or new uropathogens by expanding the urine culture conditions (euc). the aim of our study was to map the microflora in midstream urine specimens from healthy controls by ... | 2017 | 27844263 |