Volume 6, Number 6—December 2000
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Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae: An Emerging Pathogen in England and Wales?
Table 5
Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates from patients who traveled outside England and Wales in the previous 3 months, submitted to the Public Health Research Laboratory's Streptococcus and Diphtheria Reference Unit, 1995
Residencea | Destination | Ribotype | Site |
---|---|---|---|
London | Australia | A | Throat |
London | Sierra Leone | A | Throat |
Northwest | Cyprus | A | Throat |
Northwest | Holland | A | Throat |
Northwest | Canary Islands | A | Throat |
Northwest | Spain | A | Throat |
Wales | Germany | A | Throat |
London | France | B | Throat |
London | Vietnam | D | Skin |
London | Gambia | E | Throat |
London | Canary Islands | F | Throat |
London | Sudan | H | Skin |
Southeast | Philippines | J | Skin |
London | Ghana | M | Skin |
West Midlands | Pakistan | Q | Blood |
London | Morocco | U | Throat |
West Midlands | Jamaica | W | Skin |
aEnglish Health Regions and Wales.