Billard-Pomares Typhaine, Rouyer Cécile, Walewski Violaine, Badell-Ocando Edgar, Dumas Marc, Zumelzu Coralie, Jaureguy Françoise, Brisse Sylvain, Caux Frédéric, Bouchaud Olivier, Carbonnelle Etienne
Microbiology Department, Hôpital Avicenne, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Bobigny, France.
Infection, Antimicrobiens, Modélisation, Evolution, Unité Mixte de Recherche 1137, Université Paris 13 - Sorbonne Paris Cité, France.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017 Jan 9;4(1):ofw271. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw271. eCollection 2017 Winter.
Cutaneous diphtheria is uncommon in Europe. In this study, we report a case of imported cutaneous infection due to a non-toxigenic but gene-bearing (NTTB) strain of . The NTTB strains are recognized as emerging pathogens across Europe, and physicians and bacteriologists should be aware of the circulation of these strains.
皮肤白喉在欧洲并不常见。在本研究中,我们报告了一例由非产毒但携带基因(NTTB)的菌株引起的输入性皮肤感染病例。NTTB菌株在欧洲被认为是新兴病原体,医生和细菌学家应意识到这些菌株的传播情况。