Edwards, Becky and Hunt, Alison C and Hoskisson, Paul A (2011) Recent cases of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Scotland : justification for continued surveillance. Journal of medical microbiology, 60 (4). pp. 561-562. ISSN 1473-5644
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In recent years, there has been an increase in incidences of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae causing disease. Non-toxigenic strains generally cause persistent sore throats and severe pharyngitis/tonsillitis although complications of invasive disease such as endocarditis, septic arthritis, splenic abscesses and osteomyelitis are not uncommon (Wilson, 1995; Belko et al., 2000; von Hunolstein et al., 2002). Currently there is an overall lack of information on the prevalence of non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae colonization, prevalence and disease in the population due to a reduction in routine screening for this organism (Wagner et al., 2010). Here we describe three recent cases of non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae infection in Scotland and review the recent cases in the Grampian area.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 33121 |
| Keywords: | adult, corynebacterium diphtheriae, diphtheria, diphtheria Toxin, female, humans, male, Scotland, sentinel surveillance, young adult, Other systems of medicine |
| Subjects: | Medicine > Other systems of medicine |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Bioengineering Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Sep 2011 15:54 |
| Last modified: | 04 Oct 2012 13:51 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/33121 |
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