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An increase in non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infections in Poland--molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of strains isolated from past outbreaks and those currently circulating in Poland.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2010
Zasada Aleksandra Anna, Baczewska-Rej Milena, Wardak Sebastian
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: An increase in non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infections--mainly invasive infections--has been observed in countries with high vaccination coverage. However, reasons for this situation are unknown. In this study we characterized and compared human clinical isolates of non-toxigenic C. diphtheriae strains isolated from infections that have occurred over recent years and C. diphtheriae...
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