Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in a fatal human case and her feline contacts, France, March 2014

In March 2014, a person in their eighties who was diagnosed with extensive cellulitis due to toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans died from multiple organ failure. Environmental investigation also isolated C. ulcerans in biological samples from two stray cats in contact with the case. This finding pro...

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Published in:	Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles Vol. 19; no. 38; p. 1
Main Authors:	Vandentorren, S, Guiso, N, Badell, E, Boisrenoult, P, Micaelo, M, Troché, G, Lecouls, P, Moquet, M J, Patey, O, Belchior, E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sweden Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA (European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS) 25-09-2014
Subjects:	Aged, 80 and over Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial infections Cat Diseases - microbiology Cat Diseases - transmission Cats Cellulitis - diagnosis Cellulitis - drug therapy Cellulitis - microbiology Corynebacterium - isolation & purification Corynebacterium Infections - diagnosis Corynebacterium Infections - drug therapy Corynebacterium Infections - microbiology Corynebacterium Infections - transmission Disease transmission Fatal Outcome France Gram-positive bacteria Humans Male Medical diagnosis Pathology Pets - microbiology Toxins France
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Summary:	In March 2014, a person in their eighties who was diagnosed with extensive cellulitis due to toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans died from multiple organ failure. Environmental investigation also isolated C. ulcerans in biological samples from two stray cats in contact with the case. This finding provides further evidence that pets can carry toxigenic C. ulcerans and may be a source of the infection in humans.
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ISSN:	1560-7917 1025-496X 1560-7917
DOI:	10.2807/1560-7917.ES2014.19.38.20910