Diagnosis in France of a Non-Toxigenic tox Gene-Bearing Strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in a Young Male Back From Senegal

Cutaneous diphtheria is uncommon in Europe. In this study, we report a case of imported cutaneous infection due to a non-toxigenic but tox gene-bearing (NTTB) strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The NTTB strains are recognized as emerging pathogens across Europe, and physicians and bacteriologist...

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Autores principales: Billard-Pomares, Typhaine, Rouyer, Cécile, Walewski, Violaine, Badell-Ocando, Edgar, Dumas, Marc, Zumelzu, Coralie, Jaureguy, Françoise, Brisse, Sylvain, Caux, Frédéric, Bouchaud, Olivier, Carbonnelle, Etienne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw271

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