Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Isolates from Infected Skin Lesions in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Claire Gordon; Peter Fagan; Jann Hennessy; Robert Baird

doi:10.1128/JCM.05038-11

Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Isolates from Infected Skin Lesions in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Claire Gordon
, Peter Fagan
, Jann Hennessy
, Robert Baird

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae is commonly isolated from cutaneous skin lesions in the Northern Territory of Australia. We prospectively assessed 32 recent isolates from infected skin lesions, in addition to reviewing 192 isolates collected over 5 years for toxin status. No isolates carried the toxin gene. Toxigenic C. diphtheriae is now a rare occurrence in the Northern Territory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3960-3962
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	49
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05038-11
Publication status	Published - Nov 2011

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