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Diphtheria is a potentially fatal infection mostly caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains and occasionally by toxigenic C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis strains. Diphtheria is generally an acute respiratory infection, characterized by the formation of a pseudomembrane in the throat, but cutaneous infections are possible.
Sharma, Naresh Chand +5 more
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Differential diagnosis diphtheria adults [PDF]
A total of 1,824 human cases of diphtheria, treated at the Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital SP Botkin (St. Petersburg) during 1993, as well as 19 deaths in 1994.
Yu. I. Liashenko +4 more
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The diphtheria carriage is a asympthomatic colonization of oro- and nasopharynx by toxigenic and nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The carriage of toxigenic strains prevents a complete eradication of diphtheria infection in spite of mass toxoid ...
N. N. Kostyukova, V. A. Bechalo
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DIPHTHERIA AND PSEUDO-DIPHTHERIA. [PDF]
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Park, W.-M. Hallock, Beebe, Alfred L.
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The government had held sub-national diphtheria immunization days in 2012 to combat an outbreak of diphtheria in East Java province. However, there werestill regencies or cities which had high incidence and Bangkalanregencywas the highest.
Feranita Utama +2 more
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Low seroprotection against diphtheria and tetanus in Lao adolescents [PDF]
Objectives There is currently no booster diphtheria or tetanus vaccine for Lao children before adolescence, despite international recommendations. We investigated seroprotection against diphtheria and tetanus among Lao adolescents. Methods Seven hundred
Hefele, Lisa +8 more
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Diphtheria in Lao PDR: insufficient coverage or ineffective vaccine? [PDF]
Background During late 2012 and early 2013 several outbreaks of diphthe-ria were notified in the North of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The aim of this study was to determine whether the re-emergence of this vaccine-preventable disease was due to
Nouanthong, Phonethipsavanh +8 more
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An open-label randomized clinical trial of prophylactic paracetamol coadministered with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and hexavalent diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid, 3-component acellular pertussis, hepatitis B, inactivated poliovirus, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In two clinical trials, low-grade fever was observed more frequently after coadministration than after separate administration of two recommended routine pediatric vaccines.
Rose, Markus A. +11 more
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Background: Myocarditis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and renal failure have been reported to be the leading causes of mortality in patients of severe diphtheria.
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