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Case Reports
. 2012 Jun;50(6):2170-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00237-12. Epub 2012 Apr 4.

Bloodstream infection caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in an immunocompromised host in the United States

Christina M Wojewoda  1 , Christine E Koval, Deborah A Wilson, Mary H Chakos, Susan M Harrington
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Case Reports

Bloodstream infection caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in an immunocompromised host in the United States

Christina M Wojewoda et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Jun.

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.

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