| Cutaneous diphtheria in the urban poor population of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: a 10-year review. | |
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PMID: 21525220 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Between 1998 and 2007, records from 33 patients with cutaneous diphtheria from Vancouver's inner city were reviewed. Cases were associated with injection drug use and poverty. Coinfections with Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum occurred. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is endemic in Vancouver's urban core, with strains of multilocus sequence type (MLST) 76 predominating. |
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Authors:
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C F Lowe; K A Bernard; M G Romney |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-04-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical microbiology Volume: 49 ISSN: 1098-660X ISO Abbreviation: J. Clin. Microbiol. Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-07-01 Completed Date: 2011-09-26 Revised Date: 2013-05-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505564 Medline TA: J Clin Microbiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2664-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Arcanobacterium / isolation & purification British Columbia / epidemiology Comorbidity Corynebacterium diphtheriae / isolation & purification* Diphtheria / epidemiology* Endemic Diseases* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Poverty Prevalence Risk Factors Skin Diseases, Bacterial / epidemiology* Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications Young Adult |
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