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Published on: October 23, 2009
A modified Elek test for detection of toxigenic corynebacteria in the diagnostic laboratory
K H Engler1, T Glushkevich, I K Mazurova
1Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, United Kingdom.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
The detection of toxigenicity among Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains is the most important test for the microbiological diagnosis of diphtheria. Difficulties with current methods, in particular the Elek test, are well documented. We therefore describe a modified Elek test which provides an accurate result after only 16 h of incubation, in contrast to 48 h for the conventional test.

