Corynebacterium diphtheriae skin infections in Alabama and Louisiana. A factor in the epidemiology of diphtheria

N Engl J Med. 1969 Jan 16;280(3):135-41. doi: 10.1056/NEJM196901162800304.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Alabama
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Carrier State
  • Child
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae* / isolation & purification
  • Diphtheria / epidemiology*
  • Diphtheria / immunology
  • Diphtheria / microbiology
  • Diphtheria / pathology
  • Diphtheria Antitoxin / analysis
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunization
  • Louisiana
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasopharynx / microbiology
  • Pharynx / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Skin / microbiology
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / etiology
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / immunology
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / pathology

Substances

  • Diphtheria Antitoxin