Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
Corynebactreium diphlheriae (C. diplttheriae) was isolated from 23 (7%) skin ulcers out of 327 cases studied. Eight (33%) of the 23 positive cases belonged to the age group of 6 to 10 years. Of the 19 strains of C. diphtheriae typed, 18 (95%> were gravis and of which 14 (77%) were toxigenic. More than 90% of the C. diphtheriae posi,. tive ulcer cases had serum…