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Corynebacterium diphtheriae and the Returned Tropical Traveler

Author(s) -

Meryta May,

Rodney McDougall,

Jennifer Robson

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12074

Subject(s) - corynebacterium diphtheriae , medicine , diphtheria , respiratory tract infections , colonization , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory system , vaccination , biology

In Western countries, nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae is known to cause skin and soft tissue infections (SSIs), upper respiratory tract infections, and occasionally invasive disease. Its role as a skin pathogen in returned travelers from tropical destinations where the organism is endemic is often forgotten. A retrospective analysis of a large Australian private pathology laboratory's experience with C. diphtheriae was performed to identify how frequently overseas travel was associated with C. diptheriae infection/colonization.

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