Assertion: c. diphtheriae | /r/HasProperty | isolated
Facets:
value: from close contacts of the patient
type: OTHER
value: from clinical samples in belgium
type: LOCATION
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: from the ears of a cat
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Therefore, when C. diphtheriae was isolated from the ears of a cat, an investigation was initiated to evaluate potential sources of the cat’s infection and potential public health risks and to preliminarily characterize the C. diphtheriae isolate.
text: Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans are rarely isolated from clinical samples in Belgium.
text: C. diphtheriae CHUV2995 was isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of a patient hospitalized in Lausanne University Hospital and subsequently identified using a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) (Bruker, US).
text: If the cultures of samples from a patient with suspected diphtheria are negative because antibiotic therapy had been started before the samples were collected, a presumptive diagnosis of diphtheria can be made if C. diphtheriae is isolated from close contacts of the patient, the patient has a minimal anti-DT antibody titre (<0.1 IU) in serum samples obtained before the administration of DAT (although this parameter is not a key diagnostic indicator) and a direct PCR test of clinical swab samples is positive for diphtheria tox genes.