Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic

Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic

Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases of pharyngitis caused by macrolide resistant...

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Main Authors: Kalpana George, Sohanlal Thiruvoth, Sheena Krishnan, Geetha Raveendran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
corynebacterium diphtheriae
macrolide resistance
throat swabs
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11434/32425_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PFA(AJ_SHU)_PB(AJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdf
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spelling doaj-87b8a1908a024afbb11301b59ff508ad2020-11-25T01:48:01ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2018-04-01124DM01DM0310.7860/JCDR/2018/32425.11434Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria EpidemicKalpana George0Sohanlal Thiruvoth1Sheena Krishnan2Geetha Raveendran3Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.Consultant Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Specialist, Department of Infectious Disease, Aster MIMS, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases of pharyngitis caused by macrolide resistant Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11434/32425_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PFA(AJ_SHU)_PB(AJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdfcorynebacterium diphtheriaemacrolide resistancethroat swabs
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author Kalpana George
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Sheena Krishnan
Geetha Raveendran
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Sohanlal Thiruvoth
Sheena Krishnan
Geetha Raveendran
Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
corynebacterium diphtheriae
macrolide resistance
throat swabs
author_facet Kalpana George
Sohanlal Thiruvoth
Sheena Krishnan
Geetha Raveendran
author_sort Kalpana George
title Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
title_short Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
title_full Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
title_fullStr Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
title_full_unstemmed Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
title_sort exudative pharyngitis by corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-a diagnostic challenge during diphtheria epidemic
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2018-04-01
description Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases of pharyngitis caused by macrolide resistant Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum.
topic corynebacterium diphtheriae
macrolide resistance
throat swabs
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/11434/32425_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(AJ_SHU)_PFA(AJ_SHU)_PB(AJ_SL)_PN(SL).pdf
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