Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987
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 demonstr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002-05-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0276_article |