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 Diphtheriae Corynebacterium Infections Deoxyribonuclease Ecori Female Genes, Bacterial Humans Joint Diseases Male Middle Aged Prosthesis-Related Infections Restriction Mapping Rna, Ribosomal Skin Ulcer Wound Infection

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 5(3):477-480.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:acd7bd1cffd7b802cb0835ee00def74c49f124431f7b76f39d66a78975565597
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14859/cdc_14859_DS1.pdf
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