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The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic
Background Toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae are well known agent of diphtheria. Nontoxigenic strains can cause atypical course of the disease. Invasive diseases caused by C. diphtheriae occur very rare. Case presentation We have described
Podlasin Regina +3 more
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BACKGROUND: Diptheria cases are treated with both anti-diphtheria serum (ADS) and antibiotics. Penicillin and erythromycin are the primary choices for any Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) infection.
Kambang Sariadji +3 more
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Adherence and invasive properties of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains correlates with the predicted membrane-associated and secreted proteome [PDF]
Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains are emerging as a major cause of severe pharyngitis and tonsillitis as well as invasive diseases such as endocarditis, septic arthritis, splenic abscesses and osteomyelitis. C.
Blom, Jochen +5 more
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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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The genome of a novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, strain 5015, isolated from a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma was sequenced and compared with 117 publically available genomes.
N.D. Ramdhan +7 more
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Complete Closed Genome Sequence of Nontoxigenic Invasive Corynebacterium diphtheriae bv. mitis Strain ISS 3319 [PDF]
The genome sequence of the human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae bv. mitis strain ISS 3319 was determined and closed in this study. The genome is estimated to have 2,404,936 bp encoding 2,257 proteins.
Azevedo Antunes, Camila +13 more
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COMPOSITION OF POPULATION OF DIPHTHERIA CAUSATIVE AGENT STRAINS IN RUSSIA
Aim. Characteristics of clonal composition of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain populatior in Russia using MLST, as well as evaluation of a possibility of using of this method during execution of monitoring of diphtheria infection causative agent ...
I. A. Chagina +11 more
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Wei Sun,* Liyan Ma,* Yana Li, Ying Xu, Jingjuan Wei, Lei Sa, Xinxin Chen, Jianrong Su Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, People’s Republic of China*These authors ...
Sun W +7 more
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) is the causative agent of diphtheria. The main virulence factor of C. diphtheriae is diphtheria toxin, which is encoded by the tox gene and regulated by the dtxR gene.
Vivi Setiawaty +11 more
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Molecular epidemiology of C. diphtheriaestrains during different phases of the diphtheria epidemic in Belarus [PDF]
Background The reemergence of epidemic diphtheria in Belarus in 1990s has provided us with important information on the biology of the disease and the diversity of the causative agent Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Valentina Kolodkina +24 more
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