First detection of Corynebacterium ulcerans producing a diphtheria-like toxin in a case of human with pulmonary infection in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 103(4): 396-400, June 2008. ilus, tab
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
The frequency and severity of human infections associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans appear to be increasing in different countries. Here, we describe the first C. ulcerans strain producing a diphtheria-like toxin isolated from an elderly woman with a fatal pulmonary infection and a history of leg skin ulcers in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Bronchopneumonia
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Diphtheria Toxoid
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Corynebacterium
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Corynebacterium Infections
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Leg Ulcer
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil