Volume 24, Number 3—March 2018
Dispatch
Severe Pneumonia Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection, Japan
Table 2
Sample | Culture | rpoB gene | tox gene | Vero cell cytotoxicity |
---|---|---|---|---|
Case-patient 1 | ||||
Patient sputum | Positive | C. ulcerans | + | + |
Husband throat swab | Negative | |||
Cat throat swab | Negative | |||
Swab from cat’s feeding tray | Positive | C. ulcerans | + | Not tested |
Swab from cat’s blanket | Positive | C. ulcerans | + | Not tested |
Swab from telephone receiver |
Positive |
C. ulcerans |
+ |
Not tested |
Case-patient 2 | ||||
Patient sputum | Positive | C. ulcerans | + | + |
Cat 1 throat swab | Positive | C. ulcerans | + | + |
Cat 2 throat swab | Positive | C. ulcerans | + | + |
Cat 3 throat swab | Negative |
*Detectable by PCR (tox gene) or Vero cell cytotoxicity assay. +, positive.
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