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Severe Pneumonia Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection, Japan
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Mar 2018
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(3):588-591.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Corynebacterium ulcerans infection was recently recognized as a zoonosis. We present 2 cases of severe pneumonia complicated by diffuse pseudo membrane formation on the bronchus caused by C. ulcerans-producing diphtheria toxin. Our purpose is to alert medical professionals to the virulence of Corynebacterium species other than C. diphtheriae.
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Pubmed ID:29460755
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5823354
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Volume:24
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Issue:3
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