A modified Elek test for detection of toxigenic corynebacteria in the diagnostic laboratory.
The detection of toxigenicity among Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains is the most important test for the microbiological diagnosis of diphtheria. Difficulties with current methods, in particular the Elek test, are well documented. We therefore describe a modified Elek...
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| Published in: | J Clin Microbiol |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
1997
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC229610/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9003626/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.35.2.495-498.1997 |
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