Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections in Low-Risk Patients, Switzerland, 2023

We report a cluster of infections with genetically related toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae linked to an outbreak among asylum seekers in Switzerland that subsequently affected patients without known exposure. This discovery highlights the importance of rapid, interdisciplinary outbreak invest...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Pascal Urwyler, Daniel Goldenberger, Kerstin Grosheintz, Rahel Tarnutzer, Maike Markstein, Celine Sucker, Anna-Maria Balestra, Lukas Merki, Michelle Baumann, Nicolas Gürtler, Aurélien Emmanuel Martinez, Matthias von Rotz, Branislav Ivan, Claudia Lang, Pascal Schläepfer, Peter M. Keller, Eva Wuerfel, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-01-01
Subjects:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
bacteria
Switzerland
diphtheria
outbreak investigation
public health
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/1/24-1138_article

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