First detection of Corynebacterium ulcerans producing a diphtheria-like toxin in a case of human with pulmonary infection in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil

First detection of Corynebacterium ulcerans producing a diphtheria-like toxin in a case of human with pulmonary infection in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil

The frequency and severity of human infections associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans appear to be increasing in different countries. Here, we describe the first C. ulcerans strain producing a diphtheria-like toxin isolated from an elderly woman with a fatal pulmonary infection and a history of leg skin ulcers in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.

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Main Authors: Mattos-Guaraldi,AL, Sampaio,JLM, Santos,CS, Pimenta,FP, Pereira,GA, Pacheco,LGC, Miyoshi,A, Azevedo,V, Moreira,LO, Gutierrez,FL, Costa,JLF, Costa-Filho,R, Damasco,PV, Camello,TCF, Hirata Jr,R
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000400014
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