Unusual non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in homosexual men

Lancet. 1992 Apr 18;339(8799):998. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(92)91583-t.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carrier State / microbiology*
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae / isolation & purification*
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae / metabolism
  • Diphtheria / microbiology*
  • Diphtheria Toxin / biosynthesis*
  • Homosexuality*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pharynx / microbiology
  • Prospective Studies

Substances

  • Diphtheria Toxin