Genomic and clinical insights into multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium striatum in a psychiatric hospital: development of an exploratory infection probability score
Guolin Song, Yuting Sun, Fei Yan, Qin Tang, Huarong Yu, Lu Lin, Li Wei, Juan Fang · 2026
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Guolin Song and colleagues profile a drug resistant germ in a psychiatric hospital in a 2026 study. Corynebacterium striatum can infect long stay patients, yet telling true infection from harmless carriage is hard. Isolates from psychiatric inpatients were tested for drug response and gene makeup.
Thirty isolates were gathered, and most resisted many drugs. Gene reading found stacks of resistance genes plus traits for iron uptake and sticking to tissue. Family trees showed wide diversity with loose ties to ward place. A five item infection score sorted infection from carriage better than any single marker in early tests. Outside checks are required.
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| CREATOR | Guolin Song, Yuting Sun, Fei Yan, Qin Tang, Huarong Yu, Lu Lin, Li Wei, Juan Fang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30303 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |