Outbreak of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients, France

Outbreak of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients, France

An increasing body of evidence indicates that nondiphtheria corynebacteria may be responsible for respiratory tract infections. We report an outbreak of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum infection in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). To identify 18 C. pseudodiphtheriticum strains isolated from...

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Main Authors: Fadi Bittar, Carole Cassagne, Emmanuelle Bosdure, Nathalie Stremler, Jean-Christophe Dubus, Jacques Sarles, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Didier Raoult, Jean-Marc Rolain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bacteria
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum
cystic fibrosis
cough
intact cell mass spectrometry
children
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/10-0193_article

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