Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii Is an Emerging Cause of Mastitis Especially in Patients With Psychiatric Illness on Antipsychotic Medication | Zendy

Sally C. Y. Wong | Zendy; Rosana WingShan Poon | Zendy; Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen | Zendy; Herman Tse | Zendy; Janice Y. C. Lo | Zendy; TakKeung Ng | Zendy; Jonathan Au | Zendy; Cindy W. S. Tse | Zendy; Ingrid Yu-Ying Cheung | Zendy; Man-Ting Yuk | Zendy; WeiKwang Luk | Zendy; KwokYung Yuen | Zendy

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Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii Is an Emerging Cause of Mastitis Especially in Patients With Psychiatric Illness on Antipsychotic Medication

Author(s) -

Sally C. Y. Wong,

Rosana WingShan Poon,

Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen,

Herman Tse,

Janice Y. C. Lo,

TakKeung Ng,

Jonathan Au,

Cindy W. S. Tse,

Ingrid Yu-Ying Cheung,

Man-Ting Yuk,

WeiKwang Luk,

KwokYung Yuen

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx096

Subject(s) - medicine , antipsychotic , psychiatry , mastitis , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , pathology

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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