title: Recent cases of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Scotland: justification for continued surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology & Virology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK.
authors.forename: Becky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
authors.forename: Alison C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.affiliation: Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hoskisson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012606:Scotland; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin