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Breakthrough diphtheria in a fully immunized child in a resource-limited setting: A case report from Somalia. [PDF]

IDCases
Introduction: Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease that has become uncommon in populations with high immunization coverage. However, breakthrough infections may still occur, particularly in resource-limited settings, posing diagnostic and public ...
Orey FAH, Elmi AH, Farah SA.
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Prevalence of diphtheria and antimicrobial-resistant wound infections among asylum seekers in Heidelberg, Germany, August-October 2024. [PDF]

PLoS One
PurposeIn the second half of 2022 and 2023, an increase of diphtheria cases among asylum seekers was observed in Europe, with 120 cases reported in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
Walter B, Lück K, Adam M, Winter B, Krauze P, Rau J, Knab N, Kühn A, Welker A, Aichinger E, Brockmann S.   +10 more
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Severe Respiratory Diphtheria-Like Illness Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans. [PDF]

Emerg Infect Dis
We report a possible zoonotic case of severe diphtheria-like respiratory illness in Norway caused by a previously unreported toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans sequence type. This case highlights C.
Helleren R, Fløystad HK, Tellefsen OA, Boskovic M, Skraastad T, Mengshoel AT, Alfsnes K, Skogen V.   +7 more
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Lessons learned from life-threatening respiratory and cardiac complications in diphtheria: A case report and literature review. [PDF]

Turk J Emerg Med
Diphtheria remains a serious threat and can cause life-threatening complications. We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with severe respiratory and cardiac involvement due to diphtheria.
Octora TN, Estari S, Semedi BP, Husada D.   +3 more
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Beyond diphtheria toxin: cytotoxic proteins of Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Microbiology, 2019
Diphtheria toxin is one of the best investigated bacterial toxins and the major virulence factor of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains. However, also diphtheria toxin-free strains of these two species can cause severe infections in animals and humans, indicating the presence of additional virulence factors.
Dulanthi Weerasekera, Jens Möller, Max Edmund Kraner, Camila Azevedo Antunes, Ana Luiza Mattos-Guaraldi, Andreas Burkovski   +5 more
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Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in hallux ulceration

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes classical diphtheria. Skin infections by toxigenic or non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae are prevalent in the tropics but are rarely reported.
Gauthier Delvallez, Edgar Badell, Sokleaph Cheng, Soda Meng, Vivandet Tong, Judy Norman, Julie Toubiana, Koen Vandelannoote, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Mallorie Hide, Sylvain Brisse   +10 more
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A diphtheria outbreak in Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Public health investigation and response

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022
Introduction: Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Although the incidence of diphtheria worldwide has rapidly declined following the largely successful diphtheria toxoid-based vaccines, concerns persist for ...
Peter Seah Keng Tok, Misbaha Jilani, Nurul Fateha Misnar, Nor Suzila Bidin, Norli Rosli, Haidar Rizal Toha   +5 more
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Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases
Kalpana George, Sohanlal Thiruvoth, Sheena Krishnan, Geetha Raveendran   +3 more
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Zoonotic Transmission of Diphtheria from Domestic Animal Reservoir, Spain

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans is as an emerging zoonotic agent of diphtheria. We describe the zoonotic transmission of diphtheria caused by toxigenic C.
Andreas Hoefer, Silvia Herrera-León, Lucas Domínguez, Maria Ordobás Gavín, Beatriz Romero, Ximena Belen Araujo Piedra, Cristina Sobrino Calzada, María José Uría González, Laura Herrera-León   +8 more
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New Corynebacterium Species with the Potential to Produce Diphtheria Toxin

Pathogens, 2022
Only three Corynebacterium species are known to produce a lethal exotoxin called diphtheria toxin. These are C. diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis.
Marta Prygiel, Maciej Polak, Ewa Mosiej, Karol Wdowiak, Kamila Formińska, Aleksandra Anna Zasada   +5 more
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