First detection of Corynebacterium ulcerans producing a diphtheria-like toxin in a case of human with pulmonary infection in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil

The frequency and severity of human infections associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans appear to be increasing in different countries. Here, we describe the first C. ulcerans strain producing a diphtheria-like toxin isolated from an elderly woman with a fatal pulmonary infection and a history of le...

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Autori principali:	AL Mattos-Guaraldi, JLM Sampaio, CS Santos, FP Pimenta, GA Pereira, LGC Pacheco, A Miyoshi, V Azevedo, LO Moreira, FL Gutierrez, JLF Costa, R Costa-Filho, PV Damasco, TCF Camello, R Hirata Jr
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-06-01
Serie:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Soggetti:	Corynebacterium ulcerans diphtheria-like toxin human infection
Accesso online:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000400014
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