title: Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in human and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in cat.
abstract: Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans are rarely isolated from clinical samples in Belgium. A case of toxigenic C. ulcerans in a woman is described, which confirms that this pathogen is still present. During investigation of the patient's cats, only a non-toxigenic toxin-bearing C. diphtheriae strain was detected.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Centre for Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Detemmerman
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Clinique, Clinique Sainte-Elisabeth 4802, Heusy, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rousseaux
authors.affiliation: WHO Global Collaborating Centre for Diphtheria & Streptococcal Infections, Public Health England London, NW9 5EQ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Efstratiou
authors.affiliation: Cellule d'Inspection d'Hygiène, Direction générale de la Santé, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles 1080, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schirvel
authors.affiliation: National Reference Centre for Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emmerechts
authors.affiliation: National Reference Centre for Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wybo
authors.affiliation: National Reference Centre for Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Soetens
authors.affiliation: National Reference Centre for Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piérard
keywords: Cat; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Corynebacterium ulcerans; diphtheria; human