Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases of pharyngitis caused by macrolide resistant...
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| author | Kalpana George Sohanlal Thiruvoth Sheena Krishnan Geetha Raveendran |
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| description | Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases of pharyngitis caused by macrolide resistant Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87b8a1908a024afbb11301b59ff508ad2022-12-22T01:33:00ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2018-04-01124DM01DM0310.7860/JCDR/2018/32425.11434Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria EpidemicKalpana George0Sohanlal Thiruvoth1Sheena Krishnan2Geetha Raveendran3Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.Consultant Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Specialist, Department of Infectious Disease, Aster MIMS, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases of pharyngitis caused by macrolide resistant Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11434/32425_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PFA(AJ_SHU)_PB(AJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdfcorynebacterium diphtheriaemacrolide resistancethroat swabs |
| spellingShingle | Kalpana George Sohanlal Thiruvoth Sheena Krishnan Geetha Raveendran Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research corynebacterium diphtheriae macrolide resistance throat swabs |
| title | Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic |
| title_full | Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic |
| title_fullStr | Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic |
| title_short | Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic |
| title_sort | exudative pharyngitis by corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum a diagnostic challenge during diphtheria epidemic |
| topic | corynebacterium diphtheriae macrolide resistance throat swabs |
| url | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11434/32425_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PFA(AJ_SHU)_PB(AJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdf |
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