Volume 19, Number 11—November 2013
Dispatch
Nontoxigenic Highly Pathogenic Clone of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Poland, 2004–2012
Table 2
Local infections caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Poland, 2004–2012
Patient | Age, y/sex | Location | Year | Site of C. diphtheriae isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Loc-01 | ND/M | Bydgoszcz | 2007 | Wound |
Loc-02 | 29/F | Warszawa | 2007 | Fistula |
Loc-03 | ND/M | Bydgoszcz | 2007 | Wound |
Loc-04 | 51/M | Warszawa | 2008 | Wound |
Loc-05 | 61/F | Bydgoszcz | 2010 | Shank cyst |
Loc-06 | 56/F | Gdynia | 2010 | Wound |
Loc-07 | 59/M | Warszawa | 2012 | Wound |
ND, no data.
Keywords: diphtheria, nontoxigenic, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, invasive infection, local infection, bacteria, Poland