1.
Euro Surveill
; 19(38)2014 Sep 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25306877
ABSTRACT
In March 2014, a person in their eighties who was diagnosed with extensive cellulitis due to toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans died from multiple organ failure. Environmental investigation also isolated C. ulcerans in biological samples from two stray cats in contact with the case. This finding provides further evidence that pets can carry toxigenic C. ulcerans and may be a source of the infection in humans.
Subject(s)
Cat Diseases/transmission , Cellulitis/diagnosis , Corynebacterium Infections/transmission , Corynebacterium/isolation & purification , Pets/microbiology , Aged, 80 and over , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Cat Diseases/microbiology , Cats , Cellulitis/drug therapy , Cellulitis/microbiology , Corynebacterium Infections/diagnosis , Corynebacterium Infections/drug therapy , Corynebacterium Infections/microbiology , Fatal Outcome , France , Humans , Male
2.
Gynecol Obstet Fertil
; 29(2): 159-60, 2001 Feb.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11320985