Diphtheria Carriage

The diphtheria carriage is a asympthomatic colonization of oro- and nasopharynx by toxigenic and nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The carriage of toxigenic strains prevents a complete eradication of diphtheria infection in spite of mass toxoid immunization. The contamination by toxigenic di...

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Main Authors: N. N. Kostyukova, V. A. Bechalo
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Numikom LLC 2018-10-01
Series:Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика
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Online Access:https://www.epidemvac.ru/jour/article/view/578