Emerging Corynebacterium diphtheriae Species Complex Infections, Réunion Island, France, 2015-2020

Clinical, epidemiologic, and microbiologic analyses revealed emergence of 26 cases of Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex infections on Réunion Island, France, during 2015-2020. Isolates were genetically diverse, indicating circulation and local transmission of several diphtheria sublineages...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 29; no. 8; pp. 1630 - 1633
Main Authors Garrigos, Thomas, Grimal, Anais, Badell, Edgar, Traversier, Nicolas, Picot, Sandrine, Lignereux, Anne, Ramiandrisoa, Mahery, Ben Cimon, Céline, Jaffar-Bandjee, Marie-Christine, Gbaguidi-Haore, Houssein, Toubiana, Julie, Brisse, Sylvain, Miltgen, Guillaume, Belmonte, Olivier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2023
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Analysis
Animals
Antimicrobial agents
antimicrobial resistance
Bacterial proteins
Causes of
Cloning
Corynebacterium
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Corynebacterium Infections
Corynebacterium ulcerans
Diphtheria
Diphtheria Toxin
Disease
Dispatch
Distribution
Emerging
Emerging communicable diseases
epidemiology
France
genotyping
Gram-positive bacteria
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Identification and classification
Immunization
Infection
Infections
Islands
Laboratories
Life Sciences
Mass spectrometry
Patients
Penicillin G
Reunion
Risk factors
Scientific imaging
Socioeconomic factors
Species Complex Infections, Réunion Island, France, 2015–2020
France
Madagascar
Comoro Islands
Indian Ocean
epidemiology
Réunion Island
bacteria
antimicrobial resistance
genotyping
zoonoses
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
France
Corynebacterium ulcerans
diphtheria
respiratory infections
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Summary:Clinical, epidemiologic, and microbiologic analyses revealed emergence of 26 cases of Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex infections on Réunion Island, France, during 2015-2020. Isolates were genetically diverse, indicating circulation and local transmission of several diphtheria sublineages. Clinicians should remain aware of the risk for diphtheria and improve diagnostic methods and patient management.
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PMCID: PMC10370861
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2908.230106