Laboratory guidelines for the diagnosis of infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans. World Health Organization.

Authors: Efstratiou A,George RC,
Address: Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, PHLS Central Public Health Laboratory, London. aefstratiou@phls.nhs.uk
Journal: Commun Dis Public Health.

Publication: 1999 Dec;2(4):250-7.

abstract

these guidelines represent an application of the World Health Organization European Region's manual for the Laboratory diagnosis of diphtheria for laboratories in the United Kingdom (UK), but they could be applied to laboratories overseas. The manual was rewritten in response to the re-emergence of diphtheria in eastern Europe and the emergence of other infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans in the UK and overseas. The guidelines summarise our current recommendations and procedures for the microbiological diagnosis of infections caused by toxigenic and non-toxigenic isolates of corynebacteria, with particular reference to C. diphtheriae and C. ulcerans.

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