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1991. Cluster of Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infective Endocarditis Prompting Epidemiologic Investigation — Seattle, Washington 2020-2023

BACKGROUND: Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae), an aerobic gram-positive bacillus, is often associated with wound infections. However, it can also cause outbreaks and invasive disease including infective endocarditis (IE). After identifying a cluster of C. diphtheriae IE case...

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Autores principales: Karmarkar, Ellora, Fitpatrick, Tom, Himmelfarb, Talia, Chow, Eric J, Smith, Hayden Z, Lan, Kristine F, Matsumoto, Jason I, Kim, H Nina, Pottinger, Paul S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10678059/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.118