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J Clin Microbiol
; 50(6): 2170-2, 2012 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22493337
ABSTRACT
Corynebacterium species are well-known causes of catheter-related bloodstream infections. Toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae cause respiratory diphtheria. We report a bloodstream infection caused by a nontoxigenic strain of C. diphtheriae and discuss the epidemiology, possible sources of the infection, and the implications of rapid species identification of corynebacteria.