title: Possible human-to-human transmission of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans.
abstract: Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans is an emerging cause of diphtheria. In contrast to the classical diphtheria pathogen C. diphtheriae, human-to-human transmission of this primarily zoonotic pathogen has not been clearly documented. Here we report on a two-person cluster suggesting an initial zoonotic and a subsequent human-to-human transmission event.
authors.affiliation: Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleißheim, Germany; Consiliary Laboratory on Diphtheria, Oberschleißheim, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Konrad
authors.affiliation: Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleißheim, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hörmansdorfer
authors.affiliation: Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleißheim, Germany; Consiliary Laboratory on Diphtheria, Oberschleißheim, Germany. Electronic address: andreas.sing@lgl.bayern.de.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sing
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000635:transmission*; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000032:analysis*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin
keywords: Corynebacterium ulcerans; diphtheria; person-to-person transmission; zoonosis; zoonotic transmission