Abstract
Severe necrotizing fasciitis was diagnosed in a 53-year-old man in Germany in 2012. Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans was grown from a wound swab sample. One of the patient's 2 dogs was found to harbor a toxigenic C. ulcerans strain. Results of next generation sequencing of both isolates supported recent zoonotic transmission of this bacterial pathogen.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Corynebacterium / classification*
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Corynebacterium / drug effects
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Corynebacterium / genetics
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Corynebacterium Infections / diagnosis
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Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
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Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
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Corynebacterium Infections / transmission*
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Dogs
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Germany
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multilocus Sequence Typing
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Zoonoses*