Volume 19, Number 11—November 2013
Dispatch
Nontoxigenic Highly Pathogenic Clone of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Poland, 2004–2012
Aleksandra A. Zasada
Table 1
Cases of bloodstream infections caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Poland, 2004–2012
| Patient | Age, y/sex | Concomitant disease | Location | Year | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inv-01 | 38/M | Dental caries | Warsaw | 2004 | Endocarditis diagnosed |
| Inv-02 | ND/M | ND | Bydgoszcz | 2006 | Homeless |
| Inv-03 | 51/M | HIV suspected | Gdynia | 2007 | |
| Inv-04 | 37/M | Dental caries | Gdynia | 2007 | Endocarditis diagnosed |
| Inv-05 | 53/M | Alcoholism, hepatic cirrhosis | Rzeszów | 2008 | |
| Inv-06 | 50/F | Portal and posthepatitic C cirrhosis, dental caries | Bydgoszcz | 2008 | |
| Inv-07 | 32/M | Alcoholism, abscess of the liver | Gdynia | 2008 | |
| Inv-08 | 24/M | Not identified | Gdynia | 2009 | |
| Inv-09 | 17/M | Not identified | Kraków | 2009 | |
| Inv-10 | 60/M | Alcoholism | Sosnowiec | 2009 | |
| Inv-11 | 60/M | Dental caries, frostbite of feet | Bydgoszcz | 2010 | Homeless |
| Inv-12 | 36/M | Alcoholism, delirium | Gdynia | 2010 | |
| Inv-13 | 37/M | Not identified | Legnica | 2010 | Endocarditis diagnosed |
| Inv-14 | ND/M | ND | Sosnowiec | 2011 | |
| Inv-15 | 50/M | Skull trauma, skin ulceration | Radom | 2011 | Homeless |
| Inv-16 | 71/M | Stroke | Kraków | 2011 | |
| Inv-17 | 65/M | Hepatic cirrhosis, encephalopathy, diabetes mellitus | Gdańsk | 2012 | |
| Inv-18 | ND/M | Stroke | Poznań | 2012 | Endocarditis diagnosed |
ND, no data.
Keywords: diphtheria, nontoxigenic, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, invasive infection, local infection, bacteria, Poland
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