Imported Toxigenic Corynebacterium Diphtheriae in Refugees with Polymicrobial Skin Infections, Germany, 2022

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 10;29(10). doi: 10.3201/eid2910.230285. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring August-December 2022, toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from 25 refugees with skin infections and 2 refugees with asymptomatic throat colonization at a refugee reception center in Germany. None had systemic toxin-mediated illness. Of erosive/ulcerative skin infections, 96% were polymicrobial. Erosive/ulcerative wounds in refugees should undergo testing to rule out cutaneous diphtheria.PMID:37690442 | DOI:10.3201/eid2910.230285

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - September 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Benedikt Daniel Spielberger Anna Hansel Alea Nazary Eva-Maria Klei ßle Claus-Georg Lehr Marcel Utz Juliana Hofer Siegbert Rieg Winfried V Kern Source Type: research