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ArticleCureus2026

A Case Report of Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium belfantii With Suspected Diphtheria Infection.

Kaori Tsumori, Chie Shitada, Tomohiro Ikeda, Minako Sato, Moriyasu Anai, Kaori Mochida, Sunao Ushijima, Mika Inaba, Akane Dobashi, Daihi Sakai and 6 more

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Kaori TsumoriRespiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Chie ShitadaToxin and Biologicals Research Laboratory, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, JPN.
Tomohiro IkedaRespiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Minako SatoRespiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Moriyasu AnaiRespiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Kaori MochidaRespiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Sunao UshijimaRespiratory Medicine, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Mika InabaClinical Laboratory, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Akane DobashiClinical Laboratory, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Daihi SakaiClinical Laboratory, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Seiko FukudaToxin and Biologicals Research Laboratory, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, JPN.
Kohsuke KumedaToxin and Biologicals Research Laboratory, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, JPN.
Chiyomi SakamotoToxin and Biologicals Research Laboratory, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, JPN.
Motohide TakahashiToxin and Biologicals Research Laboratory, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, JPN.
Kuniaki NagataClinical Laboratory, Kumamoto Kenhoku Hospital, Kumamoto, JPN.
Makoto KurodaMedical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, JPN.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with aspiration pneumonia in whom

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aspiration pneumoniaaverage nucleotide identitycorynebacterium belfantiicorynebacterium diphtheriaeinfection controlmaldi-tof mswhole-genome sequencing

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PMID42495489
PMCPMC13391433

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