Outbreak investigation for toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae wound infections in refugees from Northeast Africa and Syria in Switzerland and Germany by whole genome sequencing. [electronic resource]
- Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Dec 2016
- 1003.e1-1003.e8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1469-0691
10.1016/j.cmi.2016.08.010 doi
Adolescent Adult Africa--epidemiology Bacterial Toxins--genetics Bacterial Typing Techniques Corynebacterium diphtheriae--drug effects Diphtheria--drug therapy Disease Outbreaks Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial--genetics Female Genes, Bacterial Germany--epidemiology Humans Male Multigene Family Multilocus Sequence Typing Phylogeny Refugees Switzerland--epidemiology Syria--epidemiology Wound Infection--drug therapy Young Adult