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NGS-based phylogeny of diphtheria-related pathogenicity factors in different Corynebacterium spp. implies species-specific virulence transmission

open access: yesBMC Microbiology, 2019
Background Diphtheria toxin (DT) is produced by toxigenic strains of the human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae as well as zoonotic C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis.
Alexandra Dangel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Faucial diphtheria infection caused due to Corynebacterium striatum in a paediatric patient – A rare case report from central India

open access: yesMicrobiologia Medica
Medically relevant Corynebacterium species include Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and non-diphtherial Corynebacteria. A part of the normal flora of the skin and mucous membranes, non-diphtherial Corynebacteria, which is frequently dismissed as a ...
Pooja Shendre   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates from human origin in Brazil, 1974-2024

open access: yesFrontiers in Bacteriology
IntroductionDiphtheria is a potentially fatal disease that still causes deaths mainly in unvaccinated children. Over the last decades, the incidence of this disease has reduced drastically in face to the increase in vaccination coverage.
Sérgio Bokermann   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD-GIRL WITH MEMBRANOUS SORE THROAT

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2015
Diphtheria is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae primarily affecting mucous membrane of upper airways. Global incidence of diphtheria has reduced due to worldwide immunization programs. Yet cases of diphtheria are reported across the world because of
Shahid Mahmud   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Diphtheria Toxin–Producing Corynebacterium ramonii in Inner-City Population, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2019–2023

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases
We conducted patient chart reviews and whole-genome sequencing of wound specimens containing presumptive Corynebacterium ulcerans from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, during July 2019–July 2023. Sequencing confirmed 8/14 isolates were C.
Christopher F. Lowe   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

UEG Week 2025 Moderated Posters

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United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue S8, Page S189-S802, October 2025.
wiley   +1 more source

Respiratory Diphtheria in a Pennsylvania resident recently returned from Haiti : report underscores importance of vaccination to prevent diphtheria [PDF]

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Monday, October 24, 2003, 14:20 EDT (02:20 PM EDTCDCHAN-00161-03-10-24-UPD-NOn 10/18/03, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and CDC were notified of a case of respiratory diphtheria in a 63-year-old male.

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