Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae–Associated Genital Ulceration

Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae–Associated Genital Ulceration

In October 2016, an adolescent boy sought care for acute genital ulceration in Cologne, Germany. We presumed a sexually transmitted infection, but initial diagnostic procedures yielded negative results. He was hospitalized because swab samples from the lesion grew toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheri...

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Main Authors: Frieder Fuchs, Derya Markert, Isabel V. Wagner, Max C. Liebau, Anja Berger, Alexandra Dangel, Andreas Sing, Mario Fabri, Georg Plum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Sexually transmitted infections
sexually transmitted diseases
child refugee
cutaneous diphtheria
genital ulcer disease
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/18-0830_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/18-0830_article

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