A Case of <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> Native Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Shower Emboli. [PDF]
Case Rep CardiolInfective endocarditis is a rare phenomenon that may have devastating consequences. While uncommon, the spectrum of causative organisms can include Corynebacterium species. Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis bears a high potential for systemic complications and overall mortality. We present a case of mitral and tricuspid native valve endocarditis
Mashayekan S, Chow T, Gupta J, Huang G.
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SENSITIVITY OF ERYTHROMYCIN AGAINST CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE
Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2020 Diphtheria is an acute infection disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It remains a problem in Indonesia in a recent several years especially in East Java Province, which suffered from an outbreak of diphtheria in 2011.
Alif Mutahhar, Dwiyanti Puspitasari
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Incidence of Diphtheria among Clinically Probable Cases in a Tertiary Care CentreA Prospective Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Diphtheria is a vaccine preventable communicable acute infectious disease of upper respiratory tract caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheria) which is endemic in India.
Gunturu Sowjanya, Pennagaram Sarguna
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Diphtheritic myocarditis: A case series and review of literature
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Myocarditis in patients with diphtheria is a toxin-mediated complication that sets in after one week of onset of respiratory illness. Early administration of antidiphtheritic serum in patients with clinical diphtheria before the onset of myocarditis is ...
Sonali Singh, Nitin Gupta, Pallavi Saple
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Analysis of clinical cases of membranous pharyngitis associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans
Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2019 The paper presents 4 clinical cases of membranous pharyngitis caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans in subjects aged 27, 32, 44 and 46 years, with detailed analysis.
L.R. Shostakovych-Koretska +3 more
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IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF DIPHTHERIA. RECENT APPROACHES FOR THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE [PDF]
Biotechnologia Acta, 2013 Diphtheria is a highly contagious life-threatening disease caused by the toxi genic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheria, which are transformed by a bacteriophage carrying the toxin gene.
D. V. Kolybo +6 more
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Diphtheria diagnostic capacity in the Western Pacific Region
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2019 Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease affecting the upper respiratory tract and occasionally the skin and is caused by the action of diphtheria toxin produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium ...
Santosh Gurung +4 more
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Emerging Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex Infections, Réunion Island, France, 2015–2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Clinical, epidemiologic, and microbiologic analyses revealed emergence of 26 cases of Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex infections on Réunion Island, France, during 2015–2020. Isolates were genetically diverse, indicating circulation and local
Thomas Garrigos +13 more
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Mutation and Diversity of Diphtheria Toxin in Corynebacterium ulcerans
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 Corynebacterium ulcerans infection is emerging in humans. We conducted phylogenetic analyses of C. ulcerans and C. diptheriae, which revealed diverse diphtheria toxin in C. ulcerans.
Ken Otsuji +3 more
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Cutaneous diphtheria complicated oncologic reconstruction surgery in osteosarcoma
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Diphtheria is an uncommon bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract. We described a surgical site infection in a young adolescent female on maintenance chemotherapy.
Babak Abdolkarimi +2 more
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