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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2005-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <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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| Item Description: | 10.1186/1476-0711-4-8 1476-0711 |