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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Outbreak of Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers in Belgium in 2022: operational challenges and lessons learnt. [PDF]
Euro Surveill, 2023 Since 2022, European countries have been facing an outbreak of mainly cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae among asylum seekers. In Belgium, between 1 March and 31 December 2022, 25 cases of toxigenic C.
Jacquinet S +9 more
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A multiomic approach to defining the essential genome of the globally important pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae. [PDF]
PLoS Genet, 2023 Diphtheria is a respiratory disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. While the toxin-based vaccine has helped control outbreaks of the disease since the mid-20th century there has been an increase in cases in recent years, including systemic ...
Goodall ECA +9 more
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Multidrug-resistant toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae sublineage 453 with two novel resistance genomic islands. [PDF]
Microb Genom, 2023 Antimicrobial therapy is important for case management of diphtheria, but knowledge on the emergence of multidrug-resistance in Corynebacterium diphtheriae is scarce. We report on the genomic features of two multidrug-resistant toxigenic isolates sampled
Arcari G, Hennart M, Badell E, Brisse S.
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Endemic erythromycin resistant <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> 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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Population genomics and antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium diphtheriae [PDF]
Genome Medicine, 2020 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 dynamics of ...
Melanie Hennart +12 more
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Bacteremia complicated with pneumonia caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae [PDF]
Infectious Medicine, 2022 Due to the use of vaccines, infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae are now rare. Here we describe a case of bacteremia complicated with pneumonia caused by C. diphtheriae in a 69-year-old male patient.
Xiaojun Zhou +6 more
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2011 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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