Arcanobacterium Species associated with infection - A. bernardiae, A. haemolyticum, A. pyogenes Reported infections - septic arthritis (A. bernardiae and A. pyogenes), UTI and septicaemia (A. bernardiae), tonsillitis, cellulitis, lymphadenitis, brain abscess,septicaemia, osteomyelitis (A. haemolyticum) Reported susceptibilities and treatments - penicillin, erythromycin (A. haemolyticum), beta-lactams (A. bernardiae and A. pyogenes) Notes - A. bernardiae and A. pyogenes previously classified as Actinomyces spp. - A. haemolyticum previously classified as Corynebacterium haemolyticum - A. bernaediae previously known as CDC coryneform group 2 References - Fell et al. (1977). Corynebacterium haemolyticum infections in Cambridgeshire. J. Hyg. Camb. 79, 269-274. - Jobantputra, R.S., Swain, C.P. (1975). Septicaemia due to Corynebacterium haemolyticum. J. clin. Pathol. 28, 798-800. - Greenman, J.L. (1987). Corynebacterium hemolyticum and pharyngitis. Ann intern. Med. 106, 633. - Funke et al. (1997). Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria. Clin. microbiol. Rev. 10, 125-159. - Lepargneur et al. (1998). Urinary tract infection due to Arcanobacterium bernardiae in a patient with a urinary tract diversion. Eur. J. clin. Microbiol. infect. Dis. 17, 399-401. - Adderson et al.(1998). Septic arthritis due to Arcanobacterium bernardiae in an immunocompromised patient. Clin. infect. Dis. 27, 211-212. - Ieven et al. (1996). Severe infection due to Actinomyces bernardiae: case report. Clin. infect. Dis. 22, 157-158. - Na'was et al. (1987). Comparison of biochemical, morphologic, and chemical characteristics of Centers for disease Control fermentative coryneform groups 1, 2, and A-4. J. clin. Microbiol. 25, 1354-1358. - Lynch et al.(1998). Actinomyces pyogenes septic arthritis in a diabetic farmer. J. Infect. 37, 71-73. - Drancourt et al. (1993). Two cases of Actinomyces pyogenes infection in humans. Eur. J. clin. Microbiol. infect. Dis. 12, 55-57.
