Volume 6, Number 6—December 2000
Dispatch
Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae: An Emerging Pathogen in England and Wales?
Table 3
Pathogens in mixed growth with nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in throat swabs from English and Welsh patients with sore throats, 1995 and 1996
Pathogen | No. | % |
---|---|---|
Lancefield Group A streptococci | 26 | 11 |
Lancefield Group C streptococci | 30 | 13 |
Lancefield Group G streptococci | 11 | 5 |
None | 171 | 72 |
Total | 238 | 100 |