The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Toxigenic strains of <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>are well known agent of diphtheria. Nontoxigenic strains can cause atypical course of the disease. Invasive diseases caused by <it>C. diphtheriae </it>...
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| author | Podlasin Regina Zaleska Maria Zasada Aleksandra Seferyńska Ilona |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Toxigenic strains of <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>are well known agent of diphtheria. Nontoxigenic strains can cause atypical course of the disease. Invasive diseases caused by <it>C. diphtheriae </it>occur very rare.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We have described the first case of septicemia and endocarditis due to nontoxigenic <it>C. diphtheriae </it>biotype <it>gravis </it>in Poland. The patient has not belonged to any group of risk such infection.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The case presented in this article shows unusual case of infection connected with nontoxigenic <it>C. diphtheriae </it>that took place in the area where have been no cases of diphtheria and other <it>C. diphtheriae </it>infections for near ten years. It shows the importance of identifying <it>Corynebacterium </it>isolates at the species level especially when the strain has been isolated from normally sterile sites.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbda8c4d8eb04ecaab582c822db59f7e2022-12-22T00:12:03ZengBMCAnnals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials1476-07112005-05-0141810.1186/1476-0711-4-8The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case reportPodlasin ReginaZaleska MariaZasada AleksandraSeferyńska Ilona<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Toxigenic strains of <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>are well known agent of diphtheria. Nontoxigenic strains can cause atypical course of the disease. Invasive diseases caused by <it>C. diphtheriae </it>occur very rare.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We have described the first case of septicemia and endocarditis due to nontoxigenic <it>C. diphtheriae </it>biotype <it>gravis </it>in Poland. The patient has not belonged to any group of risk such infection.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The case presented in this article shows unusual case of infection connected with nontoxigenic <it>C. diphtheriae </it>that took place in the area where have been no cases of diphtheria and other <it>C. diphtheriae </it>infections for near ten years. It shows the importance of identifying <it>Corynebacterium </it>isolates at the species level especially when the strain has been isolated from normally sterile sites.</p>http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/4/1/8 |
| spellingShingle | Podlasin Regina Zaleska Maria Zasada Aleksandra Seferyńska Ilona The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case report Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
| title | The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case report |
| title_full | The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case report |
| title_fullStr | The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case report |
| title_short | The first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae </it>in Poland: case report |
| title_sort | first case of septicemia due to nontoxigenic it corynebacterium diphtheriae it in poland case report |
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