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TABLE 3.

Corynebacterium isolates included in the study

Species	Isolate	Isolation yr	Source	Disease	Gender	Age (yrs)	Risk factors	Biovara	Toxin PCR resulta,^b	Elek test result^a^,^b	ST	Penicillin G MIC (mg/liter)	Erythromycin MIC (mg/liter)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae	2014018	2014	Cutaneous	Foot ulceration	M	12	Travel (Afghanistan), mixed infection S. pyogenes	Mitis	P	P	389	0.38	<0.016
	2015002	2015	Blood	Endocarditis	M	62	Cirrhosis, hepatitis C virus	Gravis	N	NA	32	0.5	<0.016
	2015004	2015	Pharyngeal membrane	Diphtheria	M	7	Unvaccinated	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015005	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	M	8	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015006	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	M	8	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015007	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	M		Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015008	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	F	0	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015009	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	M	7	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015010	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	M	35	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015011	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	M	7	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015012	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	F	8	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015013	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	F	40	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2015087	2015	Pharyngeal swab	Asymptomatic	M	8	Contact	Mitis	P	P	377	0.38	<0.016
	2016005	2016	Oropharyngeal swab		F	19	Unknown	Gravis	N	NA	32	0.38	<0.016
	2016006	2016	Cutaneous		M	20	Travel (Senegal)	Mitis	P	P	484	0.25	<0.016
	2017001	2017	Oropharyngeal swab		F	22	Unknown	Mitis	N	NA	5	0.5	<0.016
	2017013	2017	Cutaneous	Cutanea	F	25	Unknown	Gravis	N	NA	96	0.38	<0.016
	2017014	2017	Pharyngeal swab	Pharyngitis	M	26	Unknown	Mitis	P	N	212	0.75	<0.016
	2017015	2017	Cutaneous	Infected ulcer	M	41	Travel (Sri Lanka), mixed infection S. pyogenes	Mitis	N	NA	422	0.38	<0.016
	2017016	2017	Cutaneous	Impetigo	M	10	Travel (Guinea), mixed infection S. pyogenes	Mitis	N	NA	511	0.38	<0.016
	2017017	2017	Cutaneous	Impetigo	M	4	Travel (Guinea), mixed infection S. pyogenes	Mitis	N	NA	297	0.75	<0.016
	2017018	2017	Cutaneous	Impetigo	M	1	Travel (Guinea)	Mitis	N	NA	297	0.50	<0.016
	2018042	2018	Cutaneous	Wound infection	M	18	Immigrant, boat trip	Mitis	N	NA	704	0.19	<0.016
	2018043	2018	Cutaneous	Wound infection	M	16	Immigrant, boat trip	Gravis	N	NA	542	0.38	<0.016
	2018046	2018	Blood	Endocarditis	M	21	Unknown	Gravis	N	NA	319	0.39	<0.016
	2018047	2018	Cutaneous	Ankle laceration	F	31	Unknown	Mitis	N	NA	134	0.094	0.032
	2018051	2018	Cutaneous	Pharyngeal membrane, myocarditis	M	53	Unknown	NA	P	NA	297	NA	NA
	2019026	2019	Pharyngeal swab		M	24	Unknown	Gravis	N	NA	32	0.38	<0.016
	2019027	2019	Cutaneous	Leg necrotizing wound	M	40	Travel (Philippines)	Mitis	P	P	458	0.5	0.016
	2019028	2019	Oropharyngeal swab		F	15	Unknown	Gravis	N	NA	32	0.19	<0.016
	2019030	2019	Cutaneous		M	34	Travel (Pakistan)	Mitis	P	P	377	0.25	<0.016
Corynebacterium belfantii	2014013	2014	Expectoration		M	73	Unknown	NA	N	NA	81	0.5	< 0.016
	2014017	2014	Expectoration		F	76	Unknown	NA	N	NA	23	0.5	<0.016
	2015001	2015	Nasopharyngeal swab	Rhinorrhea, epistasis	F	84	Unknown	NA	N	NA	482	0.25	<0.016
	2015167	2015	Cutaneous	Carcinoma in the atrial pavilion, costrosus area in scalp graft	M	79	Mixed infection S. aureus	NA	N	NA	106	0.125	<0.016
	2015202	2015	Expectoration	Sinusitis	F	79	Unknown	NA	N	NA	106	0.25	<0.016
	2016001	2016	Expectoration	Asymptomatic	F	54	Cystic fibrosis	NA	N	NA	483	0.125	<0.016
	2016007	2016	Nasal biopsy specimen		F	37	Unknown	NA	N	NA	42	0.25	<0.016
	2017002	2017	Nasopharyngeal swab	Respiratory	M	49	Unknown	NA	N	NA	92	0.19	<0.016
	2017004	2017	Bone biopsy specimen	Osteomyelitis	M	79	Unknown	NA	N	NA	537	0.38	<0.016
	2017008	2016	Expectoration	Respiratory	M	62	Unknown	NA	N	NA	163	0.047	<0.016
	2018032	2018	Expectoration		M	85	Unknown	NA	N	NA	42	0.125	<0.016
	2018045	2018	Expectoration	Respiratory	M	89	Unknown	NA	N	NA	106	0.19	<0.016
	2018048	2018	Expectoration		F	61	Unknown	NA	N	NA	163	0.094	<0.016
	2018076	2018	Nasal swab	Sinusitis	F	53	Unknown	NA	N	NA	670	0.38	<0.016
Corynebacterium ulcerans	2014016	2014	Cutaneous		M	62	Unknown	NA	P	P	325	0.064	<0.016
	2016002	2016	Bone biopsy specimen		F	74	Unknown	NA	N	NA	325	0.125	<0.016
	2017009	2016	Cutaneous	Chronic vascular ulcers	F	85	Animal contact (cat)	NA	P	P	337	0.012	0.016
	2019012	2019	Pharyngeal swab	Odynophagia, pharyngeal lesions	M	60	Animal contact (cat, dog)		P	P	514	0.75	0.016

^aNA, not applicable.

N, negative; P, positive.