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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
The infectious agent of diphtheria.
Epidemiology: humans are the only known reservoir
Laboratory:
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae Ab in serum
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin Ab in serum
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin in specimen
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae DNA
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae culture
- nonsporulating, nonmotile, gram positive rod with clubbed ends that form Chinese characters on gram stain
- see ARUP consult [3]
Related
diphtheria
General
Corynebacterium
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- Majno & Joris AM J Pathol 146:3 1995
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ARUP Consult: Corynebacterium diphtheriae - Diphtheria
The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation
https://www.arupconsult.com/content/corynebacterium-diphtheriae