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  1. 21-11-2023 | Corynebacterium Diphtheriae | BriefCommunication

    Molecular characterization and whole-genome sequencing of Corynebacterium diphtheriae causing skin lesion

    We present a case of skin lesion caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Genomic taxonomy analyses corroborated the preliminary identification provided by mass spectrometry. The strain showed a susceptible phenotype with increased …

  2. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Mitral Valve Replacement | OriginalPaper

    Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infective endocarditis with embolic events: a case report

    Diphtheria, a disease characterized by the presence of inflammatory pseudomembranes on the tonsils and upper respiratory tract, was first described by Loeffler in 1884, establishing the causal relationship between the disease and its agent: …

  3. Open Access 01-12-2020 | Care | OriginalPaper

    Application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with colorimetric and lateral flow dipstick visualization as the potential point-of-care testing for Corynebacterium diphtheriae

    Diphtheria is an acute, highly infectious and potentially lethal infectious disease of humans. The disease is caused by diphtheria toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans, and Corynebacterium

  4. Open Access 01-12-2019 | Macrolide | OriginalPaper

    First-line antibiotic susceptibility pattern of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Indonesia

    There has been a high number of diphtheria cases in Indonesia since 2011. East Java Province is the most endemic area of these cases, and the only province officialy declared with diphtheria outbreak. Almost 80% of the cases in Indonesia are in …

  5. Open Access 01-12-2018 | OriginalPaper

    Changes in MLST profiles and biotypes of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates from the diphtheria outbreak period to the period of invasive infections caused by nontoxigenic strains in Poland (1950–2016)

    Before the introduction of the mass anti-diphtheria vaccination the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae inspired fear and was called “the strangling angel” of children because it was a major killer of children occurring in epidemics of diphtheria

  6. 01-12-2017 | BriefCommunication

    Respiratory diphtheria due to Corynebacterium ulcerans transmitted by a companion dog, Italy 2014

    A serious respiratory tract infection due to Corynebacterium ulcerans was observed in a 70-year-old woman. Clinical presentation included pseudomembranes in the upper respiratory tract and lung involvement. C. ulcerans was recovered from the nose …

  7. 01-12-2017 | Erratum

    Erratum to: Respiratory diphtheria due to Corynebacterium ulcerans transmitted by a companion dog, Italy 2014

    Owing to an unfortunate error in typesetting, the correct term “diphtheria” was replaced by “diphtheriae” throughout the text of this article. The publisher apologises for this error and the inconvenience caused.

  8. 01-08-2016 | ReviewPaper

    Corynebacterium diphtheriae in a free-roaming red fox: case report and historical review on diphtheria in animals

    Diphtheria and diphtheria-like illness is caused by toxigenic strains of the three Corynebacterium species, C. diphtheriae , C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis , harbouring the diphtheria toxin (DT)-encoding tox gene [ 1 , 2 ]. While C. ulcerans … and

  9. 01-02-1997 | OriginalPaper

    Bacterial tracheitis caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae

    Diphtheria has become a rare disease in Germany. We report on an unimmunized 3.5-year-old German girl with a 7-day history of respiratory distress and fever, presenting a clinical picture mimicking typical bacterial tracheitis without pharyngeal …

  10. 01-06-2013 | OriginalPaper

    Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species: an emerging respiratory pathogen

    The purpose of the study was to describe the microbiological and clinical features of ten cases of lower respiratory tract infection due to Corynebacterium striatum, Corynebacterium propinquum and Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. Respiratory …

  11. 01-06-2009 | Report

    Novel macroarray-based method of Corynebacterium diphtheriae genotyping: evaluation in a field study in Belarus

    In this study, we evaluated a novel macroarray-based spoligotyping method for Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain typing. A total of 20 C. diphtheriae biotype gravis toxigenic isolates collected in Belarus from suspected foci of diphtheria

  12. 09-03-2023 | Polyneuropathy | Letter

    Sensorimotor demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans infection

    Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a well-known complication of diphtheria, which is caused by toxin-producing strains of the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae [ 1 ]. Since the development of vaccination with diphtheria toxoid, diphtheria and …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2023 | Corynebacterium Diphtheriae | OriginalPaper

    Surveillance of diphtheria in the Netherlands between 2000–2021: cutaneous diphtheria supersedes the respiratory form

    Diphtheria is a respiratory or cutaneous infectious disease, caused by three different species of Corynebacterium : C. diphtheriae , C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis, which have the potential to produce a potent exotoxin when the toxin gene of …

  14. Open Access 02-09-2022 | Corynebacterium Diphtheriae | Report

    Detection of diphtheria toxin production by toxigenic corynebacteria using an optimized Elek test

    Diphtheria toxin (DT) producing strains of the classical diphtheria agent Corynebacterium diphtheriae and the emerging zoonotic species Corynebacterium ulcerans are the most important pathogens of the C. diphtheriae complex causing diphtheria and …

  15. Open Access 10-03-2024 | Tuberculosis | OriginalPaper

    Epidemiology of Reportable Bacterial Infectious Diseases in Saudi Arabia

    Infectious diseases have long been recognized as a leading cause of illness and death and a global priority for public health [ 1 ]. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lower respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases were among …

  16. 01-08-1997 | OriginalPaper

    Comparison of traditional and molecular methods for typing nontoxigenic strains ofCorynebacterium diphtheriae

    Thirty-eight nontoxigenic strains ofCorynebacterium diphtheriae isolated between 1987 and 1992 from clinical specimens of French patients were typed by biotyping, antibiograms, bacteriophage typing, ribotyping, and restriction analysis by …

  17. 01-11-1997 | OriginalPaper

    Fatal respiratory tract diphtheria apparently caused by nontoxigenic strains ofCorynebacterium diphtheriae

    A major diphtheria epidemic affecting the whole population of St. Petersburg started in 1990. During the period of 1991 to 1995, 4600 patients with clinical respiratory tract diphtheria were treated in Botkin's Hospital. From 112 (2.4%) of these …

  18. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Vaccination | OriginalPaper

    Diphtheria resurgence in Sada'a-Yemen, 2017–2020

    Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial disease of upper respiratory tract and caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae . It is a vaccine-preventable disease which transmitted by direct contact with droplets from an infected person’s cough or …

  19. Open Access 01-12-2022 | Vaccination | OriginalPaper

    Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against diphtheria antitoxin among migrant workers in Singapore, 2016–2019

    Diphtheria is a severe bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae . Complications of respiratory diphtheria require early detection, prompt treatment with diphtheria antitoxin and antibiotics, and intensive …

  20. Open Access 01-12-2024 | OriginalPaper

    Gut microbial ecology and exposome of a healthy Pakistani cohort

    The gut microbiota harbors the largest microbial community assemblage in humans and is considered vital due to its role in homeostatic regulation of several physiological processes, including metabolism, Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production …

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