Population genomics and antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium diphtheriae

M Hennart, LG Panunzi, C Rodrigues, Q Gaday… - Genome Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the agent of diphtheria, is a genetically diverse
bacterial species. Although antimicrobial resistance has emerged against several drugs …

Antimicrobial susceptibility of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans in Germany 2011–17

DV Marosevic, A Berger, G Kahlmeter… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Diphtheria is mainly caused by diphtheria-toxin-producing strains of
Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans. The recommended first-line …

Cluster of Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infective Endocarditis and Rising Background C. diphtheriae Cases—Seattle, Washington, 2020–2023

EN Karmarkar, T Fitzpatrick… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, often associated with
wounds, can rarely cause infective endocarditis (IE). Five patients with C. diphtheriae IE …

Genomic epidemiology of nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae from King County, Washington State, USA between July 2018 and May 2019

L Xiaoli, E Benoliel, Y Peng, J Aneke… - Microbial …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
Between July 2018 and May 2019, Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from eight
patients with non-respiratory infections, seven of whom experienced homelessness and had …

Diphtheria resurgence in India: A case study from south Karnataka

A Gupta, M Gujral, A Singh… - Journal of Family Medicine …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a gram-positive bacillus with characteristic polar
metachromatic granules. It was a significant public health problem, infecting the throat and …

Genomic epidemiology of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in New Caledonia

E Tessier, M Hennart, E Badell, V Passet… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
An increasing number of isolations of Corynebacterium diphtheriae has been observed in
recent years in the archipelago of New Caledonia. We aimed to analyze the clinical and …

REIDENTIFICATION AND DETERMINATION OF DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE AND CORYNEBACTERIUM ULCERANS …

A Stepuch - Epidemiological Review/Przegląd …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND. Despite the fact that the last cases of fully-symptomatic
diphtheria were recorded in Poland in 1996 and 2000, infections caused by non-toxin …