Volume 11, Number 2—February 2005
Letter
Imported Cutaneous Diphtheria, Germany, 1997–2003
Andreas Sing*
and Jürgen Heesemann*
and Jürgen Heesemann*Table
Cutaneous diphtheria cases caused by toxigenic Corynbacterium diphtheriae in Germany, reported to the German Consiliary Laboratory, 1997–2003
| Y | Sex | Age (y) | Biotype | Localization | Country | Vaccination status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | F* | 20 | mitis | Heel | Thailand | +† |
| 2000 | M* | 60 | mitis | Thigh | Indonesia | +† |
| 2001 | M* | 60 | mitis | NR‡ | NR‡ | NR‡ |
| 2001 | F* | 39 | mitis | Ear | Kenya | (+)§ |
| 2002 | M* | 5 | mitis | Foot; gun wound | Angola | –¶ |
| 2002 | M* | 10 | mitis | Thigh; gun wound | Angola | –¶ |
*M, male; F, female.
† +, vaccination status as recommended in Germany (basic and booster immunization).
‡ NR, not reported.
§ (+), vaccination status only partial as recommended in Germany (only basic immunization).
¶ –, not vaccinated.
