Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis
The authors report the case of a 69-year-old man with an acute toxemic and febrile syndrome. Immediately after admission, the patient’s mental status rapidly deteriorated.
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos+4 more
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Novel Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Domestic Cats [PDF]
Novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from a domestic cat with severe otitis. Contact investigation and carrier study of human and animal contacts yielded 3 additional, identical isolates from cats, although no evidence of zoonotic ...
Aron J. Hall+14 more
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SENSITIVITY OF ERYTHROMYCIN AGAINST CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE
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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Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the first Corynebacterium rouxii strains isolated in Brazil: a recent member of Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex [PDF]
Background Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex was formed by the species C. diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in the recent past. In addition to C. diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C.
Juliana Nunes Ramos+15 more
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CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE [PDF]
Harry E. Morton
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Transformation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans, Corynebacterium glutamicum, and Escherichia coli with the C. diphtheriae plasmid pNG2. [PDF]
The transfection and transformation of members of two species of pathogenic corynebacteria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans, is described. Protoplasts were produced by treatment with lysozyme following growth in glycine, and a medium was defined on which a significant fraction of the osmotically sensitive cells were regenerated.
Theresa M. Serwold-Davis+2 more
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections, South Africa, 2015–2023 [PDF]
We reviewed Corynebacterium spp. infection cases reported in South Africa during 2015–2023. We analyzed 84 isolates from 83 patients with C. diphtheriae, as well as 1 C. belfantii and 3 C. ulcerans isolates. Among C.
Mignon du Plessis+15 more
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PATHOGENICITY FACTORS OF CORYNEBACTERIUM NON DIPHTHERIAE
Pathogenicity factors of Corynebacterium non diphtheriae - pili, microcapsule, cell wall, pathogenicity enzymes, toxins, that determine the ability of microorganisms to consequentially interact with epithelium of entry gates of the organism, replicate in
G. G. Kharseeva, N. A. Voronina
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Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae: An Emerging Pathogen in England and Wales?
Confirmed isolates of nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in England and Wales increased substantially from 1986 to 1994. Ribotyping of 121 isolates confirmed in 1995 showed that 90 were of a single strain isolated exclusively from the throat; none ...
Mark Reacher+7 more
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Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in hallux ulceration
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+10 more
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