Volume 6, Number 6—December 2000
Dispatch
Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae: An Emerging Pathogen in England and Wales?
Mark Reacher*
, Mary Ramsay*, Joanne White*, Aruni De Zoysa*, Androulla Efstratiou*, Gina Mann*, Andrew Mackay†, and Robert C. George*
, Mary Ramsay*, Joanne White*, Aruni De Zoysa*, Androulla Efstratiou*, Gina Mann*, Andrew Mackay†, and Robert C. George*
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 |
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