Study of diphtheria carriers in Miraj.
Indian Pediatr
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1989 May; 26(5): 435-9
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-8092
ABSTRACT
Following a case of diphtheria, 131 contacts were studied for throat and nose carriage. The carriage of C. diphtheriae was found to be 19.8%, 65.3% of them were toxin producing by counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP). The carriers were treated with erythromycin for 7 days. Repeat swabs found them to be negative for C. diphtheriae except in four who had erythromycin resistant and penicillin sensitive strains. Penicillin treatment eliminated the organisms.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Carrier State
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Diphtheria
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India
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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