The morbid anatomy of gravis, intermedius and mitis diphtheria: Observations on a series of 51 post‐mortem examinations

McLeod, J. W.; Orr, John W.; Woodcock, Hester E. de C.

doi:10.1002/path.1700480112

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Stability Of Intermedius Strains In the Human Body1

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“…Second, observations on diphtheria in closed groups of the population have sometimes revealed outbreaks continuing over weeks or months in which only this type of bacterium has been recognized. McLeod, Orr, Woodcock (12) record an example in which 13 consecutive cases of diphtheria due to the intermedius strain were the only cases of diphtheria recorded in a school over a period of 6 months. Croll (4) also records a considerable outbreak in a Royal Air Force unit in which 26 cases and 5 carriers infected with the intermedius strain were recognized in the course of a month.…”

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