title: First detection of Corynebacterium ulcerans producing a diphtheria-like toxin in a case of human with pulmonary infection in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, Brazil.
abstract: The frequency and severity of human infections associated with Corynebacterium ulcerans appear to be increasing in different countries. Here, we describe the first C. ulcerans strain producing a diphtheria-like toxin isolated from an elderly woman with a fatal pulmonary infection and a history of leg skin ulcers in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. guaraldi@uerj.br
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mattos-Guaraldi
authors.forename: J L M
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: L G C
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: L O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: J L F
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Costa-Filho
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Damasco
authors.forename: T C F
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Camello
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid