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The Incidence and Clinical Correlation of Types of Corynebacterium diphtheriae at Romford, Essex. A Survey of 400 Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

E. W. Tannahill
E. W. Tannahill
Affiliation:
Resident Medical Officer, Romford Isolation Hospital
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1. A consecutive series of 400 cases of diphtheria from the Romford (Essex) area have been bacteriologically typed and correlated with the clinical findings.

2. Gravis infection was found to be the most prevalent type.

3. The intermedius type was the most lethal and severe.

4. Mitis infection formed the smallest proportion of cases, usually of a mild character.

5. Laryngeal cases were few, and all three bacteriological types were represented.

6. A large proportion of children of 7 years and over were attacked.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , June 1936 , pp. 140 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1936

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