Study of diphtheria carriers in Miraj.
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.
Udgaonkar
U S
US
Dharmadhikari
C A
CA
Kulkarni
R D
RD
Kulkarni
V A
VA
Pawar
S G
SG
D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male