Abstract

This retrospective study of patients with Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii infections revealed a predominance of mastitis and a potential association with psychiatric illnesses. At least one third of our patients with C kroppenstedtii mastitis had psychiatric illness, and >92% received antipsychotic medications. Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia may be an important modifiable risk factor in these patients.

Details

Title
Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii Is an Emerging Cause of Mastitis Especially in Patients With Psychiatric Illness on Antipsychotic Medication
Author
Wong, Sally C Y 1 ; Poon, Rosana W S 1 ; Chen, Jonathan H K 1 ; Tse, Herman 2 ; Lo, Janice Y C 3 ; Ng, Tak-Keung 4 ; Au, Jonathan C K 4 ; Tse, Cindy W S 5 ; Cheung, Ingrid Y Y 5 ; Man-Ting, Yuk 5 ; Wei-Kwang Luk 6 ; Kwok-Yung, Yuen 1 

1  Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong; The University of Hong Kong 
2  The University of Hong Kong 
3  Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong 
4  Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong 
5  Kwong-Wah Hospital, Hong Kong 
6  Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong; 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Spring 2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
23288957
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx096
ProQuest document ID
3171020418
Copyright
© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.