Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae-Associated Genital Ulceration

In October 2016, an adolescent boy sought care for acute genital ulceration in Cologne, Germany. We presumed a sexually transmitted infection, but initial diagnostic procedures yielded negative results. He was hospitalized because swab samples from the lesion grew toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-09, Vol.26 (9), p.2180-2181
Hauptverfasser:	Fuchs, Frieder, Markert, Derya, Wagner, Isabel, Liebau, Max C., Berger, Anja, Dangel, Alexandra, Sing, Andreas, Fabri, Mario, Plum, Georg
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antimicrobial agents Associated Genital Ulceration bacteria Bacterial proteins child refugee cutaneous diphtheria Diphtheria Disease Disease transmission Dispatch genital ulcer disease Health aspects Herpes viruses Hospitals Immunization Immunology Infection Infections Infectious Diseases Laboratories Life Sciences & Biomedicine Penis Public health Science & Technology Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted infections Skin Teenagers Toxigenic Ulcers Vaccination Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	In October 2016, an adolescent boy sought care for acute genital ulceration in Cologne, Germany. We presumed a sexually transmitted infection, but initial diagnostic procedures yielded negative results. He was hospitalized because swab samples from the lesion grew toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, leading to the diagnosis of possibly sexually transmitted cutaneous diphtheria.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2609.180830