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ArticleInfection2019

An unusual case of post-trauma polymicrobial cutaneous diphtheria.

Aishwarya Govindaswamy, Vivek Trikha, Anupam Gupta, Purva Mathur, Samarth Mittal

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Article in Infection, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aishwarya GovindaswamyDepartment of Microbiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vivek TrikhaDepartment of Orthopedics, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Anupam GuptaDepartment of Orthopedics, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Purva MathurDepartment of Microbiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Samarth MittalDepartment of Orthopedics, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. samarthmittal@gmail.com.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a rare case of post-traumatic cutaneous diphtheria in a patient referred from a hospital in rural India. The diagnosis of cutaneous diphtheria was confirmed by the isolation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae cultured from the ulcer of the leg, along with Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum. The patient was kept on isolation and treated with erythromycin for 14 days without antitoxin. He was discharged when his subsequent cultures turned out to be negative. Chemoprophylaxis was also given to his family members. Such a case highlights the revisiting of vaccination strategies and the role of cutaneous carriers in transmission of this deadly disease.

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AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCorynebacterium diphtheriaeDiphtheriaErythromycinHumansIndiaMaleSkin DiseasesTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsErythromycinChemoprophylaxisCorynebacterium diphtheriaCutaneous diphtheriaMALDI-TOF MSRoad traffic accident (RTA)

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PMID30953325
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