Open AccessToxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae var mitis isolated from a child from north west England
Author(s) -
Rosemary McCann
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.04.02012-en
Subject(s) - corynebacterium diphtheriae , throat , sore throat , microbiology and biotechnology , corynebacterium , biology , diphtheria , medicine , virology , bacteria , surgery , immunology , genetics , vaccination
A toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae var mitis was isolated on 14 January from a throat swab from an 11 year old boy from a religious community in Salford, north west England (1). The child had developed a sore throat on 5 January, six days after returning from a one week holiday with four members of his family in Jerusalem, Israel. The throat swab was taken on 7 January