title: [Cutaneous leishmaniotic ulcers with Corynebacterium diphtheriae].
abstract: In a prospective study to evaluate the influence of secondary bacterial infection on the evaluation of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Corte de Pedra (Bahia), we isolated Corynebacterium diphtheriae in 7 (8.3%) out of 84 patients with ulcers studied. Due to the small number of patients with the presence of the bacteria in the ulcer, we could not conclude whether Corynebacterium diphtheriae behaves only as a colonizer nor its influence on the healing of the leishmaniotic ulcer.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF.
authors.forename: Luis Angel
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: Vanize de Oliveira
authors.initials: Vde O
authors.lastname: Macêdo
authors.forename: Albino Verçosa
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Isolina Allen
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ciuffo
authors.forename: Conceição Guerra
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: João Barberino
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000382:microbiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*