Septicemia in an immunocompetent adult in the Czech Republic caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae nontoxigenic strain biotype mitis: emergence of invasive cases in Western Europe
Language English Country Brazil Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Letter
PubMed
31926899
PubMed Central
PMC9392042
DOI
10.1016/j.bjid.2019.12.003
PII: S1413-8670(19)30492-1
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolation & purification MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Immunocompetence MeSH
- Corynebacterium Infections diagnosis microbiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Osteomyelitis diagnostic imaging microbiology MeSH
- Sepsis diagnosis microbiology MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Letter MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
Department of microbiology of the Hospital Na Bulovce Prague Czech Republic
Student of Medicine at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Prague Czech republic
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