Two cases of cutaneous diphtheria associated with occupational pig contact in Germany

Autor: T. Schmidt-Wieland, A. Berger, A. Sing, Regina Konrad, M. Eddicks, Stefan Hörmansdorfer, V. Boschert
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Zoonoses and public health. 60(8)
ISSN: 1863-2378
Popis: Summary In 2010, two independent cases of cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic C. ulcerans were identified in Germany. Both patients had intense occupational contact with pigs. Diagnostic work-up comprising biochemical differentiation, rpoB sequencing, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) analysis, real-time tox PCR and Elek test as well as public health measures including an intensified source tracing involving 83 asymptomatic pigs of an associated pig farm are presented.
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