Cutaneous infection caused by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum: a microbiological report Infecção cutânea causada por Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum: relato microbiológico
We report here a rare case of cutaneous infection due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. The patient presented to the clinical laboratory with a skin ulcer on his left leg. Gram-stained preparation of the purulent secretion revealed the presence of numerous rod-shaped Gram-positive organisms i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2008-02-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652008000100011 |