Open AccessCutaneous Diphtheria in the Urban Poor Population of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: a 10-Year Review
Author(s) -
Christopher F. Lowe,
Kathryn Bernard,
Marc G. Romney
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00362-11
Subject(s) - corynebacterium diphtheriae , diphtheria , multilocus sequence typing , diphtheria toxin , population , staphylococcus aureus , streptococcus pyogenes , medicine , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , environmental health , genetics , genotype , vaccination , gene , bacteria , toxin
Between 1998 and 2007, records from 33 patients with cutaneous diphtheria from Vancouver's inner city were reviewed. Cases were associated with injection drug use and poverty. Coinfections with Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum occurred. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is endemic in Vancouver's urban core, with strains of multilocus sequence type (MLST) 76 predominating.
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