2002/12/01 by Sue Paviour, Sahar Musaad, Sally Roberts +5 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Veterinary · #Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus #Infectious Diseases and Mycology #Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/344463
openalex publication_date 2002/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Corynebacteria were isolated from breast tissue, pus, or deep wound swabs of 24 women; the most common species isolated was the newly described Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii, followed by Corynebacterium amycolatum and Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum. Gram-positive bacilli were seen in samples sent for culture or in histological specimens for 12 women, and 9 of the 12 women from whom adequate histological specimens were obtained had conditions that met the criteria for granulomatous lobular mastitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology.