Lien vers Pubmed [PMID] – 39773277
Lien DOI – 10.3201/eid3102.241472
Emerg Infect Dis 2024 Jan; 31(2):
We conducted patient chart reviews and whole-genome sequencing of wound specimens containing presumptive Corynebacterium ulcerans from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, during July 2019-July 2023. Sequencing confirmed 8/14 isolates were C. ramonii and identified 2 distinct clusters. Molecular methods should be used to clinically differentiate potential toxin-producing Corynebacterium spp.