Lipophilic

Corynebacterium
 Corynebacterium jeikeium

• Immunocompromised patients
- infections
- bacteremia

• High mortality rate

- resistant to many commonly
used antimicrobials
 Corynebacterium urealyticum
• (+) Urease

• Acute/Chronic UTI

- prolonged catheterization

- urological manipulations

- protracted broad-spectrum
antimicrobial agent

• Treatment

- Stone removal + glycoprotein antibiotics

Other Coryneform Genera
• Arcanobaterium hemolyticum
- β-hemolysis on blood agar
- pharyngitis

• Rothia dentocariosa
- Gram (+) rod
- abscesses and endocarditis