Emergence of related nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype mitis strains in Western Europe.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Funke, G. ; Altwegg, M. ; Frommelt, L. ; von Graevenitz, A.
• Description:
  We report on 17 isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype mitis with related ribotypes from Switzerland, Germany, and France. Isolates came from skin and subcutaneous infections of injecting drug users, homeless persons, prisoners, and elderly orthopedic patients with joint prostheses or primary joint infections. Such isolates had only been observed in Switzerland.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 And Over
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Child
  • Corynebacterium Infections
  • Corynebacterium Diphtheriae
  • Deoxyribonuclease Ecori
  • Female
  • Genes, Bacterial
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(3):477-480.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14859/cdc_14859_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 82.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:acd7bd1cffd7b802cb0835ee00def74c49f124431f7b76f39d66a78975565597