Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987
| Autor: | Vegard Skogen, Valentina V. Cherkasova, Nina Maksimova, Chung K. Marston, Haakon Sjursen, Michael W. Reeves, Ørjan Olsvik, Tanja Popovic |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 516-518 (2002) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid0805.010276 |
| Popis: | In the 1990s, the Newly Independent and Baltic States of the former Soviet Union experienced the largest diphtheria outbreak since the 1960s; it was caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains of a unique clonal group. To address its origin, we studied 47 clinical isolates from Russia and demonstrated that this clonal group was an integral part of the endemic reservoir that existed in Russia at least 5 years before the epidemic began. |
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