Carly Hughes
@carlyhughes.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist. Working in tropical paradise in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. Interests in tropical ID, immunocomp hosts. Mum and wife. Keen cook, beginner gardener.
We have seen an increase in toxin positive C. diphtheriae where I work in Northern Australia. We keep antitoxin in stock in our hospital pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #idsky
Genomic analysis of an outbreak of toxin gene bearing Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Northern Queensland, Australia reveals high level of genetic similarity
Toxigenic diphtheria is rare in Australia with generally fewer than 10 cases reported annually; however, since 2020, there has been an increase in toxin gene-bearing isolates of Corynebacterium diphth...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We have seen an increase in toxin positive C. diphtheriae where I work in Northern Australia. We keep antitoxin in stock in our hospital pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #idsky
Plus a microbiolotree advent calendar with daily jokes
December 2, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Plus a microbiolotree advent calendar with daily jokes