Exudative Pharyngitis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum-A Diagnostic Challenge during Diphtheria Epidemic
Published: April 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/32425.11434
Kalpana George, Sohanlal Thiruvoth, Sheena Krishnan, Geetha Raveendran
1. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.
2. Consultant Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Specialist, Department of Infectious Disease, Aster MIMS, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
3. Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.
4. Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Kalpana George,
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Malappuram, Manjeri-676121, Kerala, India.
E-mail: kalpana.george@gmail.com
Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is a common commensal of the upper respiratory tract which can mimic mild diphtheria clinically and can be a challenge for treating physicians, especially in the setting of a diphtheria epidemic. We report eight cases of pharyngitis caused by macrolide resistant Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum.
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