Persistence of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Delhi & National Capital Region (NCR)

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 142, Issue OCTOBER, 2015, Pages 459-461

  Bhagat, Shweta ^a   Grover, S S ^a   Gupta, N ^a   Roy, R D ^a   Khare, S ^a  

^a National Centre for Disease Control   (India)

Author keywords

Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Diphtheria toxin; Elek s test

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIPHTHERIA; ELEKS TEST; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THROAT CULTURE; TOXICITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA;

EID: 84946865812     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.169212     Document Type: Article

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