Sexually transmitted diphtheria

Diphtheria is caused by diphtheria toxin-producing Corynebacterium species. While classical respiratory diphtheria is transmitted by droplets, cutaneous diphtheria often results from minor trauma. This report concerns the first case of sexually transmitted diphtheria in a patient with non-gonococcal...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Sexually transmitted infections 2013-03, Vol.89 (2), p.100-101
Hauptverfasser:	Berger, Anja, Lensing, Carmen, Konrad, Regina, Huber, Ingrid, Hogardt, Michael, Sing, Andreas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacteria Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Corynebacterium diphtheriae - isolation & purification Diphtheria Diphtheria - diagnosis Diphtheria - transmission Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Herpes viruses Human bacterial diseases Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Humans Immunization Infectious diseases Lasers Male Mass spectrometry Medical laboratories Medical sciences Pathogens Penicillin Public health Scientific imaging Sexual Behavior Sexually transmitted diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - pathology STD Streptococcus infections Syphilis
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Diphtheria is caused by diphtheria toxin-producing Corynebacterium species. While classical respiratory diphtheria is transmitted by droplets, cutaneous diphtheria often results from minor trauma. This report concerns the first case of sexually transmitted diphtheria in a patient with non-gonococcal urethritis after orogenital contact.
ISSN:	1368-4973 1472-3263
DOI:	10.1136/sextrans-2011-050418