Molecular characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates in Malaysia between 1981 and 2016.
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DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000881
Abstract: Sporadic diphtheria cases in Malaysia have remained low in number since the 1990s. However, in 2016 a total of 31 cases were reported nationwide and to investigate this we performed molecular characterization of 30 Corynebacterium… read more here.
Keywords: molecular characterization; corynebacterium diphtheriae; characterization corynebacterium; diphtheriae ... See more keywords
Changes in MLST profiles and biotypes of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates from the diphtheria outbreak period to the period of invasive infections caused by nontoxigenic strains in Poland (1950–2016)
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3020-1
Abstract: BackgroundCorynebacterium diphtheriae is a re-emerging pathogen in Europe causing invasive infections in vaccinated persons and classical diphtheria in unvaccinated persons. In the presented study we analysed genetic changes in C. diphtheriae isolates collected in Poland… read more here.
Keywords: isolates diphtheria; invasive infections; period; diphtheriae ... See more keywords