Corynebacterium haemolyticum infections in Sri Lanka.

The Journal of hygiene ·Vol. 87 ·No. 2 ·1981-10-00 ·Pages 271-6

Wickremesinghe RS

Abstract

Corynebacterium haemolyticum infections are described for the first time in Sri Lanka. In a period of 2 years from 1978-80 C. haemolyticum was isolated from the pharynx of 9 patients wih tonsillitis and from local septic lesions in 7 other patients. Association with other pathogens was common. No patients had a rash. The properties of the isolates are described.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Child Child, Preschool Corynebacterium/isolation & purification,pathogenicity Corynebacterium Infections/epidemiology Female Guinea Pigs Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Respiratory Tract Infections/epidemiology Sri Lanka

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Wickremesinghe R S

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Article Info

Journal

The Journal of hygiene

Abbr.

J Hyg (Lond)

ISSN

0022-1724

DOI

10.1017/s0022172400069485

Published

1981-10-00

Pages

271-6

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0375374

PMCID

PMC2134031

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