A Case of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Native Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Shower Emboli [PDF]
Case Reports in CardiologyInfective endocarditis is a rare phenomenon that may have devastating consequences. While uncommon, the spectrum of causative organisms can include Corynebacterium species.
Sara Mashayekan +3 more
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Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in hallux ulceration [PDF]
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022 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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SENSITIVITY OF ERYTHROMYCIN AGAINST CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE [PDF]
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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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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Characterization of OxyR as a Negative Transcriptional Regulator That Represses Catalase Production in Corynebacterium diphtheriae [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium glutamicum each have one gene (cat) encoding catalase. In-frame Δcat mutants of C. diphtheriae and C. glutamicum were hyper-sensitive to growth inhibition and killing by H(2)O(2). In C.
Ju-Sim Kim
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Toxigenic diphtheria rarely detected amid rising cases of nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infections in Ontario, Canada, 2011–2023 [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyDiphtheria remains a major public health threat in areas of the world where diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccine programs are not successfully implemented or maintained.
Lisa R. McTaggart +5 more
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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]
BMC Genomic Data, 2023 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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Cutaneous Diphtheria by Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium Diphtheriae in Diabetic Patient: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Chronic diabetes mellitus is a significant risk factor for skin and soft tissue infections. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a rare cause of wound infection in chronic diabetic patients.
Pooja Singla +2 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013 Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis constitute a group of potentially toxigenic microorganisms that are related to different infectious processes in animal and human hosts.
Luciene de Fatima Costa Torres +12 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2015 Summary: Here, we report a case of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in a previously healthy 14-year-old girl that was acquired in Ethiopia and presented locally. This is the first clinical case of penicillin-resistant C.
Rosemarie Philippa FitzGerald +2 more
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