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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Main Authors: Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli, Teresa Cristina Z. Brodt, Carina Secchi, Everton Inamine, Fabiana de Souza Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-02-01
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