Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Outbreak Isolates, South Africa, March–June 2015

Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Outbreak Isolates, South Africa, March–June 2015

In 2015, a cluster of respiratory diphtheria cases was reported from KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. By using whole-genome analysis, we characterized 21 Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates collected from 20 patients and contacts during the outbreak (1 patient was infected with 2 variants of...

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Main Authors: Mignon du Plessis, Nicole Wolter, Mushal Allam, Linda de Gouveia, Fahima Moosa, Genevie Ntshoe, Lucille Blumberg, Cheryl Cohen, Marshagne Smith, Portia Mutevedzi, Juno Thomas, Valentino Horne, Prashini Moodley, Moherndran Archary, Yesholata Mahabeer, Saajida Mahomed, Warren Kuhn, Koleka Mlisana, Kerrigan McCarthy, Anne von Gottberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
outbreak
South Africa
diphtheria
MLST
whole genome sequencing
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/16-2039_article

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