TY - JOUR AU - Doyle, Christine AU - Mazins, Adam AU - Graham, Rikki M.A. AU - Fang, Ning-Xia AU - Smith, Helen AU - Jennison, Amy T1 - Sequence Analysis of Toxin Gene–Bearing Corynebacterium diphtheriae Strains, Australia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 1 SP - 105 SN - 1080-6059 AB - By conducting a molecular characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains in Australia, we identified novel sequences, nonfunctional toxin genes, and 5 recent cases of toxigenic cutaneous diphtheria. These findings highlight the importance of extrapharyngeal infections for toxin gene–bearing (functional or not) and non–toxin gene–bearing C. diphtheriae strains. Continued surveillance is recommended. KW - Diphtheria KW - Corynebacterium diphtheriae KW - Corynebacterium infections KW - diphtheria toxin KW - wound infection KW - bacterial infections KW - leg ulcer KW - skin diseases KW - bacteria KW - gram-positive bacterial infections KW - Australia DO - 10.3201/eid2301.160584 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-0584_article ER - End of Reference