Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in human and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in cat
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Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in human and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in cat
Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans are rarely isolated from clinical samples in Belgium. A case of toxigenic C. ulcerans in a woman is described, which confirms that this pathogen is still present. During investigation of the patient's cats, only a non-toxigenic toxin-bearing C. diphtheriae strain was detected.
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عنوان ژورنال: New Microbes and New Infections
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2052-2975
DOI: 10.1002/2052-2975.9