Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010

J Taylor; M Saavedra-Campos; D Harwood; G Pritchard; N Raphaely; S Kapadia; A Efstratiou; J White; S Balasegaram

doi:10.2807/ese.15.31.19634-en

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Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010
J Taylor¹ , M Saavedra-Campos¹ , D Harwood² , G Pritchard³ , N Raphaely⁴ , S Kapadia⁵ , A Efstratiou⁶ , J White⁷ , S Balasegaram¹
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Affiliations: ¹ North East and North Central London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom ² Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Itchen Abbas, Winchester, United Kingdom ³ Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom ⁴ Thames Valley Health Protection Unit, Didcot, United Kingdom ⁵ Essex Health Protection Unit, Witham, United Kingdom ⁶ Streptococcus and Diphtheria Reference Unit, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom ⁷ Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom

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M Saavedra-Campos
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Citation style for this article: Taylor J, Saavedra-Campos M, Harwood D, Pritchard G, Raphaely N, Kapadia S, Efstratiou A, White J, Balasegaram S. Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(31):pii=19634. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.31.19634-en Received: 28 Jul 2010

Abstract

We report on a case of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a fully immunised veterinary student, investigated in London, United Kingdom, in May 2010. There was no ongoing transmission in human contacts. Possible animal sources were identified.