Corynebacterium ulcerans in an Immunocompromised Patient with Diphtheria and Her Dog
AUTOR(ES)
Lartigue, Marie-Frédérique
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Corynebacterium ulcerans causes zoonotic infections, such as diphtheria and extrapharyngeal infections. We report here the first case of a diphtheria-like illness caused by C. ulcerans in France and transmitted likely by a dog to an immunocompromised woman.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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