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Emerg Infect Dis
; 29(10): 2112-2115, 2023 10.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37690442
RESUMEN
During August-December 2022, toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from 25 refugees with skin infections and 2 refugees with asymptomatic throat colonization at a refugee reception center in Germany. None had systemic toxin-mediated illness. Of erosive/ulcerative skin infections, 96% were polymicrobial. Erosive/ulcerative wounds in refugees should undergo testing to rule out cutaneous diphtheria.