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Carriage of a single strain of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biovar Belfanti ( <i>Corynebacterium belfantii</i> ) in four patients with cystic fibrosis

2019-01-17

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are commonly colonized by bacterial pathogens, which can induce persistent lung inflammation and may contribute to clinical deterioration. Colonization of CF patients and cross-transmission by Corynebacterium diphtheriae has not been reported so far. The aim of this article was to investigate the possibility of a cross transmission of C. diphtheriae biovar Belfant...

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10.1101/516880
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