Tox-positive Corynebacterium ulcerans in hedgehogs, Germany. Issue 1 (1st January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Berger, Anja; Dangel, Alexandra; Peters, Martin; Mühldorfer, Kristin; Braune, Silke; Eisenberg, Tobias; Szentiks, Claudia A.; Rau, Jörg; Konrad, Regina; Hörmansdorfer, Stefan; Ackermann, Nikolaus; Sing, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Emerging microbes & infections. Volume 8:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 211
• Page End: 217
• Publication Date: 2019-01-01
• Subjects: Tox-positive -- Corynebacterium -- ulcerans -- hedgehogs -- Germany; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2018.1562312
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2222-1751

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans may cause both respiratory and cutaneous diphtheria in humans. As a zoonotic emerging pathogen it has been isolated from a wide variety of animals living in captivity, such as livestock, pet, zoo and research animals and additionally in a large number of different wild animals. Here we report the isolation of tox -positive C. ulcerans in four hedgehogs with cutaneous diphtheria and pneumonia, respectively.