Edoardo Virgilio, Mariacarmela Solmone, Alessandro Scardigno, Piera Fradiani, Diego Ceci, Antonella Teggi, Gino Enea Di Domenico, Ilaria Cavallo, Fabrizio Ensoli, Marina Borro, Maurizio Simmaco, Iolanda Santino, Marco Cavallini
OBJECTIVE: To investigate Corynebacterium striatum as a nosocomial pathogen infecting hard-to-heal peripheral wounds, such as skin wounds, soft tissue abscesses and osteomyelitis. As of 2023, the medical community were alerted against the risk of emerging systemic and central infections; on the other hand literature on peripheral cutaneous regions is still scarce. METHOD: In this study, two groups of patients with similar lesions which were infected were compared: one group with the presence of the coryneform rod, the other without...
December 2, 2023: Journal of Wound Care