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Definition of diphtheroid in English: diphtheroidnoun ˈdɪfθərɔɪdˈdɪpθərɔɪd Microbiology Any bacterium of a genus that includes the diphtheria bacillus, especially one that does not cause disease. See corynebacterium Example sentencesExamples - Other normal inhabitants of the birth canal - staph, strep, diphtheroids, anaerobes, E. coli and Listeria - are other pathogens that may cause neonatal pneumonia.
- Investigators found Staphylococcus, Streptococcus viridans, diphtheroids, Escherichia coli, and candida on gym equipment and facilities.
- The trend for Corynebacterium species and diphtheroids may reflect a change from regarding these organisms as skin contaminants to being clinically significant, as occurred for coagulase negative staphylococci.
- Of the 19 units manifesting growth, 16 yielded only diphtheroids, 1 unit grew coagulase-negative staphylococci, 1 unit grew diphtheroids and micrococci, and 1 unit grew diphtheroids and coagulase-negative staphylococci.
- The eschar swab rendered growth of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species, light growth of diphtheroids, and rare Streptococcus viridans.
adjective ˈdɪfθərɔɪdˈdɪpθərɔɪd Medicine attributive Similar to diphtheria. Example sentencesExamples - Diphtheroid necrotic inflammation of the larynx in calves in its advanced stage mostly requires surgical therapy.
- There are few reports of diphtheroid endocarditis on intact valves, and, to our knowledge, this is the first case in which the offending organism was identified as C xerosis.
- Diphtheroid infection is a rare cause of endocarditis and, when present, it usually affects immunocompromised hosts or prosthetic valves.
Definition of diphtheroid in US English: diphtheroidnoun Microbiology Any bacterium of a genus that includes the diphtheria bacillus, especially one that does not cause disease. See corynebacterium Example sentencesExamples - Investigators found Staphylococcus, Streptococcus viridans, diphtheroids, Escherichia coli, and candida on gym equipment and facilities.
- Of the 19 units manifesting growth, 16 yielded only diphtheroids, 1 unit grew coagulase-negative staphylococci, 1 unit grew diphtheroids and micrococci, and 1 unit grew diphtheroids and coagulase-negative staphylococci.
- Other normal inhabitants of the birth canal - staph, strep, diphtheroids, anaerobes, E. coli and Listeria - are other pathogens that may cause neonatal pneumonia.
- The eschar swab rendered growth of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species, light growth of diphtheroids, and rare Streptococcus viridans.
- The trend for Corynebacterium species and diphtheroids may reflect a change from regarding these organisms as skin contaminants to being clinically significant, as occurred for coagulase negative staphylococci.
adjective Medicine attributive Similar to diphtheria. Example sentencesExamples - Diphtheroid necrotic inflammation of the larynx in calves in its advanced stage mostly requires surgical therapy.
- Diphtheroid infection is a rare cause of endocarditis and, when present, it usually affects immunocompromised hosts or prosthetic valves.
- There are few reports of diphtheroid endocarditis on intact valves, and, to our knowledge, this is the first case in which the offending organism was identified as C xerosis.
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