An increase in non-toxigenic <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> cases in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Elizabeth Novick, Eleanor Cheung, Macy Matheson, Courtney E. Comar

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DOI: 10.1128/asmcr.00051-26
Published: 2026-11-03
Container: ASM Case Reports
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
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@article{allodium:10.1128/asmcr.00051-26,
  title = {An increase in non-toxigenic
                    <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i>
                    cases in Philadelphia, PA, USA},
  author = {Elizabeth Novick and Eleanor Cheung and Macy Matheson and Courtney E. Comar},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {ASM Case Reports},
  doi = {10.1128/asmcr.00051-26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00051-26}
}

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TI  - An increase in non-toxigenic
                    <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i>
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AU  - Eleanor Cheung
AU  - Macy Matheson
AU  - Courtney E. Comar
PY  - 2026
JO  - ASM Case Reports
DO  - 10.1128/asmcr.00051-26
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Novick, E., Cheung, E., Matheson, M., & Comar, C. E. (2026). An increase in non-toxigenic <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> cases in Philadelphia, PA, USA. ASM Case Reports. https://doi.org/10.1128/asmcr.00051-26

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