[Can the isolation of nontoxigenic strains of Corynebacterium serve as a basis for establishing a diagnosis of diphtheria?].
It is suggested that isolation of nontoxigenic strains of diphtheria corynebacteria is a bacteriological proof of the diagnosis. Underestimation of the epidemiological situation, presence of nontoxigenic corynebacteria in a patient with angina may result in fatal errors.
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D000328:Adult; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012008:Recurrence