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Assessing the Genetic Diversity of Austrian Corynebacterium diphtheriae Clinical Isolates, 2011 to 2019.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 18 Feb 2021
Schaeffer Justine, Huhulescu Steliana, Stoeger Anna, Allerberger Franz, Ruppitsch Werner
Abstract excerpt
Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease with a high potential for reemergence. One of its causative agents is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, with some strains producing diphtheria toxin. From 2011 to 2019, 57 clinical C. diphtheriae strains were isolated in Austria, either from the respiratory tract or from skin infections. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of these C. diphtheriae...
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