Transmission of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection with airway obstruction from cats to a human.
Acute Med Surg
; 8(1): e705, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Infections caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans, a zoonotic pathogen, have been reported worldwide. This microorganism is known to produce the diphtheria toxin and cause diphtheria-like illness. CASE PRESENTATION A 63-year-old woman with a history of diabetes and hypertension developed cold and flu-like symptoms, which gradually progressed into respiratory distress. Therefore, the patient was intubated for dyspnea with pseudomembrane formation. A toxin-producing strain of C. ulcerans was identified, also detected in the patient's domestic cats. Multilocus sequence typing confirmed all strains, including the patient's isolate, as ST337.CONCLUSION:
Multilocus sequence typing revealed zoonotic transmission of C. ulcerans from domestic cats to a human.
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Acute Med Surg
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2021
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