Emerging Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex Infections, Réunion Island, France, 2015–2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Garrigos, Thomas ; Grimal, Anais ; Badell, Edgar ; Traversier, Nicolas ; Picot, Sandrine ; Lignereux, Anne ; Ramiandrisoa, Mahery ; Ben Cimon, Céline ; Jaffar-Bandjee, Marie-Christine ; Gbaguidi-Haore, Houssein ; Toubiana, Julie ; Brisse, Sylvain ; Miltgen, Guillaume ; Belmonte, Olivier
• Description:
  Clinical, epidemiologic, and microbiologic analyses revealed emergence of 26 cases of Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex infections on Réunion Island, France, during 2015-2020. Isolates were genetically diverse, indicating circulation and local transmission of several diphtheria sublineages. Clinicians should remain aware of the risk for diphtheria and improve diagnostic methods and patient management.
• Subjects:
  Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria Corynebacterium Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Corynebacterium Infections Corynebacterium Ulcerans Diphtheria Diphtheria Toxin Dispatch Emerging Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Species Complex Infections, Réunion Island, France, 2015–2020 Epidemiology France Genotyping Humans Respiratory Infections Reunion Réunion Island Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(8):1630-1633
• Pubmed ID:
  37486209
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10370861
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ca78758cfca14e2fd28a3fe228708ffcb7577a376c037784638a66ab8e89d24f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/132614/cdc_132614_DS1.pdf
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