Diphtheria - May be not

Authors

  • Jennifer M B Robson Drs JJ Sullivan, NJ Nicolaides & Partners, 134 Whitmore Street, Taringa Qld
  • Michael Harrison Drs JJ Sullivan, NJ Nicolaides & Partners, 134 Whitmore Street, Taringa Qld
  • Lindsay W Wing Ear Nose & Throat Surgeon, Bundaberg, Qld
  • Roscoe Taylor Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Rockhampton, Qld

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.8

Abstract

We report a case of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection in which diphtheria was clinically suspected requiring appropriate medical and public health management until bacteriological results became available.

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Published

05/02/96

How to Cite

Robson, Jennifer M B, Michael Harrison, Lindsay W Wing, and Roscoe Taylor. 1996. “Diphtheria - May Be Not”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 20 (February):64-66. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.1996.20.8.

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Vol. 20 (1996)

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Short report

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