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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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Vegard Skogen, Valentina V. Cherkasova, Nina Maksimova, Chung K. Marston, Haakon Sjursen, Michael W. Reeves, Ørjan Olsvik, Tanja Popovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-05-01
Subjects:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
molecular epidemiology
Russia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0276_article
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Summary: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 demonstrated that this clonal group was an integral part of the endemic reservoir that existed in Russia at least 5 years before the epidemic began.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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