Infections with Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Six years' experience at an inner London teaching hospital

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Wren, M W D ^a   Shetty, Nandini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Corynebacterium infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ULCER; SORE THROAT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE;

EID: 16444381415     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2005.11732678     Document Type: Article

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