Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infective endocarditis with embolic events: a case report.

Antonio de SantisRinaldo Focaccia SicilianoRoney Orismar SampaioMasahiko AkamineElinthon T VeroneseFrancisco Monteiro de Almeida MagalhaesMaria Rita Elmor AraújoFlavia RossiMarcelo M C MagriAna Catharina NastriTarso A D AccorsiVitor E E RosaDavid Provenzale TitingerGuilherme S SpinaFlavio Tarasoutchi

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

Despite the effectiveness of toxoid-based vaccines, recent global outbreaks of invasive C. diphtheriae infectious related to non-toxigenic strains have been described. These infectious could be highly invasive as demonstrated in this case. Interdisciplinary work with an institutional "endocarditis team" is essential to achieve favorable clinical outcomes in such defiant scenarios.

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