Corynebacterium species causing breast abscesses among patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Chennai, South India.

Background: Corynebacterium species other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae were mostly considered contaminants in the past, but there are reports of their association with wide variety of human infections lately. In this study, we look into Corynebacterium species isolated from breast abscess patients and assess their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and treatment outcomes.

Material And Methods: Pus samples from suspected breast abscess cases were examined from October 2014 to September 2015.