Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii Is an Emerging Cause of Mastitis Especially in Patients With Psychiatric Illness on Antipsychotic Medication.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 4(2): ofx096, 2017.
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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.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Observational_studies
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En
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Open Forum Infect Dis
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2017
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Article
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Hong Kong