Journal article
Emergence of related nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype mitis strains in Western Europe.
- Funke G University of Zurich, Switzerland.
- Altwegg M
- Frommelt L
- von Graevenitz A
- 1999-05-26
Published in:
- Emerging infectious diseases. - 1999
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Child
Corynebacterium Infections
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI
Europe
Female
Genes, Bacterial
Humans
Joint Diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections
RNA, Ribosomal
Restriction Mapping
Skin Ulcer
Wound Infection
English
We report on 17 isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype mitis with related ribotypes from Switzerland, Germany, and France. Isolates came from skin and subcutaneous infections of injecting drug users, homeless persons, prisoners, and elderly orthopedic patients with joint prostheses or primary joint infections. Such isolates had only been observed in Switzerland.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.3201/eid0503.990326
- PMID 10341192
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/284463
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