Population genomics and antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium diphtheriae. [PDF]
Genome Med, 2020 Background Corynebacterium diphtheriae , the agent of diphtheria, is a genetically diverse bacterial species. Although antimicrobial resistance has emerged against several drugs including first-line penicillin, the genomic determinants and population ...
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Imported Toxigenic Corynebacterium Diphtheriae in Refugees with Polymicrobial Skin Infections, Germany, 2022. [PDF]
Emerg Infect Dis, 2023 During August–December 2022, toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from 25 refugees with skin infections and 2 refugees with asymptomatic throat colonization at a refugee reception center in Germany. None had systemic toxin-mediated illness.
Spielberger BD +8 more
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Endemic erythromycin resistant Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Vietnam in the 1990s. [PDF]
Microb Genom, 2022 Diphtheria is a potentially fatal respiratory disease caused by toxigenic forms of the Gram-positive bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae . Despite the availability of treatments (antitoxin and antimicrobials) and effective vaccines, the disease still ...
Nguyen Thi Nguyen T +5 more
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Interactions between the Re-Emerging Pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Host Cells. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2022 Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the etiological agent of diphtheria, is a re-emerging pathogen, responsible for several thousand deaths per year. In addition to diphtheria, systemic infections, often by non-toxigenic strains, are increasingly observed. This
Ott L, Möller J, Burkovski A.
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Genomic Epidemiology and Strain Taxonomy of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. [PDF]
J Clin Microbiol, 2021 Corynebacterium diphtheriae is highly transmissible and can cause large diphtheria outbreaks where vaccination coverage is insufficient. Sporadic cases or small clusters are observed in high-vaccination settings.
Guglielmini J +5 more
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Euro Surveill, 2022 From July 2022, cases of imported diphtheria with toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae remarkably increased among migrants arriving in Germany. Up to 30 September 2022, 44 cases have been reported to the national public health institute, all laboratory ...
Badenschier F +11 more
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Induction and Resuscitation of Viable but Nonculturable Corynebacterium diphtheriae. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Many pathogenic bacteria, including Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae, can become viable but nonculturable (VBNC) following exposure to specific stress conditions.
Hamabata T +5 more
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Spatiotemporal persistence of multiple, diverse clades and toxins of Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Nature Communications, 2021 Cases of diphtheria have increased in recent years. Here, the authors analyse the genomes of 502 Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates across 16 countries and territories over 122 years, describing an increase in antimicrobial resistance genes and ...
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Cutaneous infection by non-diphtheria-toxin producing and penicillin-resistant Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain in a patient with diabetes mellitus. [PDF]
Access Microbiol, 2021 Diphtheria is a potentially fatal infection, mostly caused by diphtheria toxin (DT)-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains. During the last decades, the isolation of DT-producing C. diphtheriae strains has been decreasing worldwide.
Batista Araújo MR +8 more
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Respiratory Illness Caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans, and Use of Diphtheria Antitoxin in the United States, 1996-2018. [PDF]
Clin Infect Dis, 2021 Respiratory illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans, and use of diphtheria anti-toxin in the United States, 1996-2018. BACKGROUND Respiratory diphtheria is a toxin-mediated disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Diphtheria-
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