Recent cases of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Scotland: Justification for continued surveillance

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 561-562

  Edwards, Becky ^a   Hunt, Alison C ^b   Hoskisson, Paul A ^c  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; BIOTYPE; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; COUGHING; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORE THROAT; TONSIL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCOTLAND; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953009607     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.025643-0     Document Type: Letter

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