Background An outbreak of diphtheria, declared in Yemen in October, 2017, is ongoing. We
did a cross-sectional study to investigate the epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) is a relatively rare pathogen in most Western
countries. While toxin producing strains can cause pharyngeal diphtheria with potentially …

The CRISPR-Cas system biologically serves as an adaptive defense mechanism against
phages. However, there is growing interest in exploiting the hypervariable nature of the …

Respiratory diphtheria, characterized by a firmly adherent pseudomembrane, is caused by
toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, with similar illness produced …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the etiological agent of diphtheria, a disease caused by the
presence of the diphtheria toxin. However, an increasing number of records report non …

Background: Diphtheria, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, reemerges in Europe
since 2022. Genomic sequencing can inform on transmission routes and genotypes of …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is highly transmissible and can cause large diphtheria
outbreaks where vaccination coverage is insufficient. Sporadic cases or small clusters are …

In September 2018, a child who had returned from Somalia to Germany presented with
cutaneous diphtheria by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biovar mitis. The child's …

The laboratory plays a significant role in public health surveillance, outbreak investigation
and infection prevention and control strategies. Microbiology laboratories are moving …

In some parts of the world, Corynebacterium diphtheriae has reemerged as a pathogen,
especially as a cause of infections among impoverished and marginalized populations. We …