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Emerg Infect Dis
; 23(1): 105-107, 2017 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27983494
RESUMO
By conducting a molecular characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains in Australia, we identified novel sequences, nonfunctional toxin genes, and 5 recent cases of toxigenic cutaneous diphtheria. These findings highlight the importance of extrapharyngeal infections for toxin gene-bearing (functional or not) and non-toxin gene-bearing C. diphtheriae strains. Continued surveillance is recommended.