title: Study of diphtheria carriers in Miraj.
abstract: Following a case of diphtheria, 131 contacts were studied for throat and nose carriage. The carriage of C. diphtheriae was found to be 19.8%, 65.3% of them were toxin producing by counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP). The carriers were treated with erythromycin for 7 days. Repeat swabs found them to be negative for C. diphtheriae except in four who had erythromycin resistant and penicillin sensitive strains. Penicillin treatment eliminated the organisms.
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Udgaonkar
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Dharmadhikari
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Pawar
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male