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Faucial diphtheria infection caused due to <i>Corynebacterium striatum</i> in a paediatric patient – A rare case report from central India

Pooja Shendre Sagnik Poddar Sonal Chavan Ravita Sharma Gopal Agrawal +1 lainnya

Abstrak

Medically relevant Corynebacterium species include Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and non-diphtherial Corynebacteria. A part of the normal flora of the skin and mucous membranes, non-diphtherial Corynebacteria, which is frequently dismissed as a contaminant, has an important role in clinical disease. In the last decades, the pathogenicity among other Corynebacterium spp. has been increasingly reported. This case report presents a rare occurrence of faucial diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium striatum in a 13-year-old female patient. Molecular analysis confirmed C. striatum, which was non-toxigenic by Elek’s gel precipitation test. This case underscores the need for heightened awareness of non-diphtherial Corynebacteria as emerging pathogens, their diagnosis and accurate treatment.

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Microbiology

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Pooja Shendre

Sagnik Poddar

Sonal Chavan

Ravita Sharma

Gopal Agrawal

Sunanda Shrikhande

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Shendre, P., Poddar, S., Chavan, S., Sharma, R., Agrawal, G., Shrikhande, S. (2025). Faucial diphtheria infection caused due to <i>Corynebacterium striatum</i> in a paediatric patient – A rare case report from central India. https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2025.13264

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Tahun Terbit: 2025
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.4081/mm.2025.13264
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