Two Cases of Cutaneous Diphtheria Associated with Occupational Pig Contact in Germany. (28th December 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Berger, A.; Boschert, V.; Konrad, R.; Schmidt‐Wieland, T.; Hörmansdorfer, S.; Eddicks, M.; Sing, A.
• Is Part Of: Zoonoses and public health. Volume 60:Number 8(2013)
• Page Start: 539
• Page End: 542
• Publication Date: 2012-12-28
• Subjects: Zoonoses -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 636.0896959
• DOI: 10.1111/zph.12031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1863-1959

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="zph12031-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <p>In 2010, two independent cases of cutaneous diphtheria caused by toxigenic <italic>C. ulcerans</italic> were identified in Germany. Both patients had intense occupational contact with pigs. Diagnostic work‐up comprising biochemical differentiation, <italic>rpoB</italic> sequencing, matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF) analysis, real‐time <italic>tox </italic>PCR and Elek test as well as public health measures including an intensified source tracing involving 83 asymptomatic pigs of an associated pig farm are presented.</p> </abstract>