Table 3.

Reported cases of Corynebacterium striatum septic arthritis, risk factors for infection and antibiotics used

Year of report	Age	Gender	Joint involved	Risk factors	Immunosuppressed	Antibiotics used	Reference number
1998	51	Female	Elbow	Scalpel injury	No	Started on vancomycin, later switched to ciprofloxacin for total 4 weeks.	16
2007	87	Male	Knee	Recenttrauma,venousulcers	No	Vancomycin for 2 weeks.	10
2008	80	Female	Shoulder	Recent joint aspiration	Yes	Started on vancomycin, developed Clostridium difficile colitis. Died from septic complications.	8
2008	80	Female	Knee	Prosthetic joint	No		8
2013	59	Female	Shoulder	Joint injection	No		9
2014	84	Male	Knee	Recent fall, jointarthrocentesis	No		17