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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec;45(6):903-905.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-017-1040-1. Epub 2017 Jun 24.

Respiratory diphtheria due to Corynebacterium ulcerans transmitted by a companion dog, Italy 2014

Monica Monaco  1 , Anna Rita Sacchi  2 , Marzia Scotti  3 , Fabiola Mancini  4 , Carlo Riccio  2 , Giulia Errico  4 , Giovanna Ratti  3 , Filippo Bondi  3 , Alessandra Ciervo  4 , Annalisa Pantosti  4
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Respiratory diphtheria due to Corynebacterium ulcerans transmitted by a companion dog, Italy 2014

Monica Monaco et al. Infection. 2017 Dec.

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Abstract

A serious respiratory tract infection due to Corynebacterium ulcerans was observed in a 70-year-old woman. Clinical presentation included pseudomembranes in the upper respiratory tract and lung involvement. C. ulcerans was recovered from the nose of the patient's dog. Both dog's and patient's isolates belonged to Sequence Type 331.

Keywords: Corynebacterium ulcerans; Diphtheria toxin; Dog; Molecular typing; Respiratory diphtheria.

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