Septicemia in an immunocompetent adult in the Czech Republic caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae nontoxigenic strain biotype mitis: emergence of invasive cases in Western Europe
2020
Abstract
Invasive diseases caused by Corynebacterium diphtheria occur very rarely and when they involve Corynebacterium diphtheria nontoxigenic strains, they can cause atypical course of the disease. In the last years several articles from Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, and France have reported invasive diseases caused by Corynebacterium diphtheria nontoxigenic strains suggesting a spread of these pathogens in Western Europe.