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www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S119... #corynebacterium #ulcerans

Utah &Colorado cases represent 1st U.S. cases toxigenic #corynebacteirum #ulcerans among humans w/concurrent pet colonization
-zoonotic
-human-to-human transmission not documented
-transmission between humans & household pets occurred (direction of transmission not determined)

Investigations in Utah & Colorado provide evidence of the risk for #corynebacterium #ulcerans transmission between humans and household pets. Treatment based on antibiotic susceptibility testing results led to successful infection control.

#corynebacterium #ulcerans can cause respiratory or nonrespiratory symptoms in patients. Recently, the microorganism has been increasingly recognized as an emerging zoonotic agent of diphtheria-like illness in Japan.

#Corynebacterium #ulcerans is a closely related bacterium to the diphtheria bacterium C. diphtheriae, and some C. ulcerans strains produce toxins that are similar to diphtheria toxin.

Clinical Characteristics of Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection, Japan Incidence has been increasing markedly, and the case-fatality rate is 5.9%. Keywords: Corynebacterium ulcerans, bacteria, bacterial infections, companion animals, diphtheria, Japan, respiratory infect...

#corynebacterium #ulcerans Ref pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...