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INFECTION DUE TO “ CORYNEBACTERIUM ULCERANS ”, PRODUCING DIPHTHERIA TOXIN
Author(s) -
Pers CHARLOTTE
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series b: microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0180
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1987.tb03139.x
Subject(s) - diphtheria , diphtheria toxin , corynebacterium diphtheriae , microbiology and biotechnology , toxin , virology , strain (injury) , biology , vaccination , anatomy
A diphtheria toxin producing strain of “ C. ulcerans ” was isolated from the throat of a 9‐year‐old boy who was previously immunized against diphtheria. This is the first reported case of human infection due to this organism in Denmark.