Characterization and comparison of invasive Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates from France and Poland.

E Farfour, E Badell, A Zasada, H Hotzel, H Tomaso, S Guillot, N Guiso

Institut Pasteur, Unité Prévention et Thérapies Moléculaires des Maladies Humaines, National Reference Centre of Toxigenic Corynebacteria,a CNRS-URA 3012,b Paris,France.

Journal of clinical microbiology 2012 Jan

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the agent of diphtheria, is rarely responsible for bacteremia. However, high numbers of bacteremia have been reported in countries with extensive immunization coverage. Here, we used molecular and phenotypic tools to characterize and compare 42 invasive isolates collected in France (including New Caledonia) and Poland over a 23-year period.

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E Farfour, E Badell, A Zasada, H Hotzel, H Tomaso, S Guillot, N Guiso. Characterization and comparison of invasive Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates from France and Poland. Journal of clinical microbiology. 2012 Jan;50(1):173-5