Management of Respiratory Diphtheria

Mofredj, A.; Jm, Guérin

doi:10.1093/clinids/17.5.937

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“…Although the source of the present epidemic in the former Soviet Union is not known, in the southern parts of the former Soviet Union as in many tropical areas throughout the world, endemic infection with C. diphtheriae is associated with cutaneous diphtheria (194). Sporadic cases of respiratory diphtheria in developed countries are usually imported or associated with poor living conditions (195,293,442).…”

Section: Nonlipophilic Fermentative Corynebacteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All biotypes and both toxigenic and nontoxigenic types of C. diphtheriae have been isolated from various sporadic or epidemic cases of cutaneous diphtheria (8,93,110,179,192,195). Cutaneous lesions may contribute to the spread of respiratory diphtheria and should be cultured for epidemiological and control measures (293).…”

Section: Nonlipophilic Fermentative Corynebacteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria

et al. 1997

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Coryneform bacteria are aerobically growing, asporogenous, non-partially-acid-fast, gram-positive rods of irregular morphology. Within the last few years, there has been a massive increase in the number of publications related to all aspects of their clinical microbiology. Clinical microbiologists are often confronted with making identifications within this heterogeneous group as well as with considerations of the clinical significance of such isolates. This review provides comprehensive information on the identification of coryneform bacteria and outlines recent changes in taxonomy. The following genera are covered: Corynebacterium, Turicella, Arthrobacter, Brevibacterium, Dermabacter. Propionibacterium, Rothia, Exiguobacterium, Oerskovia, Cellulomonas, Sanguibacter, Microbacterium, Aureobacterium, "Corynebacterium aquaticum," Arcanobacterium, and Actinomyces. Case reports claiming disease associations of coryneform bacteria are critically reviewed. Minimal microbiological requirements for publications on disease associations of coryneform bacteria are proposed.

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Section: Nonlipophilic Fermentative Corynebacteriamentioning

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Section: Nonlipophilic Fermentative Corynebacteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria

et al. 1997

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“…In epidemiological studies an antibody level of ≥1 IU/ml is considered to indicate good long-term protection [24]. However, the level of antitoxin that gives complete protection from diphtheria is imperfectly defined [4,49].…”

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Epidemiology of Three Cases of Severe Diphtheria in Finnish Patients with Low Antitoxin Antibody Levels

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Ölander

Groundstroem

et al. 2001

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

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During the 1990-1998 diphtheria epidemic in the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, more than 150,000 infections and 5,000 deaths occurred. During this period, more than 10 million trips were made from Finland to Russia or vice versa. This resulted in only 10 cases of diphtheria in Finland. There was no secondary spread to healthcare workers or other close contacts. Three patients had severe respiratory tract diphtheria. All three were middle-aged men who had made a short visit to Russia, during which time they had intimate contact with local women. These findings suggest diphtheria was transmitted mainly by direct saliva contact. All patients with severe diphtheria had a non-protective level of antitoxin antibodies during the first days of the disease. Only the patient whose antibody titre rose rapidly to a protective level (>1 IU/ml) had an uncomplicated recovery. The other two, one of whom died, had myocarditis and severe polyneuropathy.

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