1.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 19(4): 664-9, 1970 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5425506
Subject(s)
Antigens , Coccidioides , Histoplasmin , Histoplasmosis/epidemiology , Skin Tests , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Black People , Child , Climate , Cross Reactions , Dust , Female , Histoplasma , Humans , Male , Occupations , Sex Factors , Soil , Temperature , Uganda , Wood
2.
J Trop Pediatr (1967)
; 16(1): 12-6, 1970 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4986458
Subject(s)
Carrier State , Corynebacterium diphtheriae , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Uganda
3.
Bull World Health Organ
; 43(5): 643-50, 1970.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4993621
ABSTRACT
Diphtheritic skin lesions are known to be relatively common in tropical as opposed to temperate climates, but the possible presence of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in skin lesions has not been investigated in East Africa, where classical diphtheria cases are rare. The authors therefore studied septic skin lesions and skin ulcers in 139 preschool children and schoolchildren in Uganda. A high percentage (up to 60%) of C. diphtheriae lesions was found, a majority of the isolations being of the mitis type. At the same time, low respiratory carrier rates for C. diphtheriae were found. The practical importance of the skin reservoir of C. diphtheriae for the development of specific diphtheria immunity in the tropics is stressed.
Subject(s)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae/isolation & purification , Diphtheria/microbiology , Skin Diseases, Infectious/microbiology , Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Climate , Diphtheria/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Skin Diseases, Infectious/epidemiology , Uganda
4.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 43(5): 643-50, 1970.
Article
in English
| PAHO
| ID: pah-39095
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