Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae: An Emerging Pathogen in England and Wales?

Mark Reacher*

, Mary E. Ramsay*, Joanne White*, Aruni De Zoysa*, Androulla Efstratiou*, Gina Mann*, Andrew Mackay†, and Robert C. George*

Author affiliations: *Public Health Laboratory Service, London, United Kingdom; †Greenwich District General Hospital, Vanbrugh Hill, London, United Kingdom

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Annual number of isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae confirmed by the Public Health Laboratory Service's Streptococcus and Diphtheria Reference Unit, from residents of England and Wales, 1986-1999.

Figure 1. Annual number of isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae confirmed by the Public Health Laboratory Service's Streptococcus and Diphtheria Reference Unit, from residents of England and Wales, 1986-1999.

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