title: [An unusual course of invasive infection due to nontoxinogenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.].
abstract: The authors report a case of complicated sepsis caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype gravis in a young immunocompetent female with no predisposing factors. She acquired the infection from her boyfriend, an asymptomatic carrier of nontoxigenic strain. The primary site of infection and subsequent sepsis was not identified. The occurence and importance of carriage and invasive infections caused by nontoxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae are discused.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious, 3rd Medicine Faculty of Charles University, Prague, Czech republic.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dzupová
authors.forename: Jirí
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benes
authors.forename: Bohumír
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kríz
authors.forename: Blanka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Horová
authors.forename: Alena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olexová
mesh_terms: D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae; D018805:Sepsis