First detection of Corynebacterium ulcerans producing a diphtheria-like toxin in a case of human with pulmonary infection in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Mattos-Guaraldi, AL, Sampaio, JLM, Santos, CS, Pimenta, FP, Pereira, GA, Pacheco, LGC, Miyoshi, A, Azevedo, V, Moreira, LO, Gutierrez, FL, Costa, JLF, Costa-Filho, R, Damasco, PV, Camello, TCF, Hirata Jr, R

FONTE

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008-06

RESUMO

The frequency and severity of human infections associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans appear to be increasing in different countries. Here, we describe the first C. ulcerans strain producing a diphtheria-like toxin isolated from an elderly woman with a fatal pulmonary infection and a history of leg skin ulcers in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.

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