Table. Demographic and clinical characteristics of 16 Corynebacterium diphtheriae cases among persons experiencing homelessness, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, February–October 2023*.
| Case no. | Demographics |
Toxigenic status |
Symptoms |
Substance abuse |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group, y | Sex | Country of origin | Pharynx | Wound | Respiratory | Wound | Alcohol | IV drugs | ||||
| 1† | 26–35 | F | Germany | + | UNK | Y | Y | N | Y | |||
| 2† | 26–35 | M | Afghanistan | – | + | N | Y | N | Y | |||
| 3† | 36–45 | M | Germany | – | + | N | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 4† | >60 | M | Poland | – | + | N | Y | Y | N | |||
| 5† | 36–45 | F | Poland | – | + | N | Y | Y | N | |||
| 6† | 46–60 | M | Poland | – | + | N | Y | Y | N | |||
| 7 | 26–35 | M | Germany | – | – | N | Y | N | Y | |||
| 8 | 36–45 | M | Germany | – | – | N | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 9 | 36–45 | F | Germany | – | – | Y | Y | Y | N | |||
| 10 | 46–60 | F | UNK | – | – | N | Y | Y | N | |||
| 11 | 36–45 | M | UNK | – | – | Y | Y | N | Y | |||
| 12 | 46–60 | M | UNK | – | – | N | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 13 | 46–60 | M | Poland | – | – | N | Y | Y | N | |||
| 14 | 46–60 | M | Germany | – | – | Y | Y | N | Y | |||
| 15 | 36–45 | M | Germany | – | – | N | Y | Y | Y | |||
| 16 | 36–45 | M | Germany | – | – | N | Y | N | Y | |||
*Probable and confirmed cases are shown. IV, intravenous; UNK, unknown. †Previously reported confirmed cases.