CORYNEBACTERIUM-MINUTISSIMUM INFECTION

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作者
GOLLEDGE, CL [1 ]
PHILLIPS, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV DUNDEE,NINEWELLS HOSP & MED SCH,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,DUNDEE DD1 9SY,SCOTLAND
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10.1016/0163-4453(91)94129-8
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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Two cases of infection due to Corynebacterium minutissimum are described. On the basis of biochemical tests the organisms were thought at first to be Corynebacterium jeikeium. Methods of distinguishing between these species and the role of C. minutissimum in the pathogenesis of erythrasma and other skin infections are discussed. © 1991 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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