Diphtheria among alcoholic urban adults. A decade of experience in Seattle.

Three outbreaks of Corynebacterium diphtheriae infection occurred in Seattle's Skid Road from 1972 through 1982. The first involved a single toxigenic, intermedius biotype clone, whereas the second and third outbreaks involved nontoxigenic mitis and gravis strains. Of 1100 total infections, 947 (86%...

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Publicado en:Annals of Internal Medicine Vol. 111; no. 1; pp. 71 - 83
Autores principales: Harnisch, J P, Tronca, E, Nolan, C M, Turck, M, Holmes, K K
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: American College of Physicians 7/1/89
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