| diphtheria in stockholm, with a theory concerning transmission. | since 1984, diphtheria has been diagnosed in sweden, mainly among men abusing alcohol. during the first half of 1986, eight cases of diphtheria were discovered in the city of stockholm. the first three were among men abusing alcohol. the following five cases had no connection with them. these five persons were employed in two companies housed in the same building. the only connection between them was that they ate their lunch at the same restaurant. one alcohol-abusing man had worked temporarily ... | 1989 | 2509569 |
| epidemiological typing of corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in sweden 1984-1986. | from september 1984 to december 1986 121 cases of culture-positive diphtheria were reported to the national bacteriological laboratory in stockholm. toxigenic corynebacterium diphtheriae nongravis was isolated from all but one of 33 patients with disease and from 69 healthy carriers. 63/65 toxigenic isolates, available for epidemiological typing, had the same phage type, 20, and the same restriction enzyme pattern, re2. this included strains isolated both from patients inside and outside of the ... | 1988 | 3135587 |
| molecular epidemiology of the 1984-1986 outbreak of diphtheria in sweden. | despite mass vaccination against diphtheria, many people have antibody titers below the protective level of 0.01 iu per milliliter. a recent outbreak of diphtheria in sweden caused 17 clinical cases of diphtheria in the city of göteborg; three of the patients died. a satellite outbreak occurred in stockholm after a few months' delay. using a new genetic probe, we analyzed 36 strains of corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in sweden and denmark during the period 1976 to 1986. although the 36 stra ... | 1988 | 2827023 |