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Increase in detection of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Canada: 2006–2019
7 Nov 2019
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: species are able to produce diphtheria toxin (DT), and strains recovered may be either toxin-producing or non-toxin-producing. It appears the more precise bacterial identification provided by MALDI-TOF systems has led to an increase in requests submitted to the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) for toxin testing. OBJECTIVE: , submitted to the NML between January 2006 and July 30, 2019, including...
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