Possible zoonotic transmission of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans from companion animals in a human case of fatal diphtheria

Vet Rec. 2009 Dec 5;165(23):691-2.

Authors

R A Hogg¹, J Wessels, J Hart, A Efstratiou, A De Zoysa, G Mann, T Allen, G C Pritchard

Affiliation

¹ Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Preston, Barton Hall, Garstang Road, Barton, Preston PR3 5HE. [email protected]

PMID: 19966333

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Corynebacterium / drug effects
Corynebacterium / isolation & purification*
Corynebacterium / metabolism
Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology
Corynebacterium Infections / transmission*
Corynebacterium Infections / veterinary*
Diphtheria / drug therapy
Diphtheria / microbiology
Diphtheria / transmission
Diphtheria / veterinary
Diphtheria Toxin / biosynthesis
Dog Diseases / drug therapy
Dog Diseases / microbiology
Dog Diseases / transmission*
Dogs
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Zoonoses*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Diphtheria Toxin