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Introduction: Diphtheria is an acute disease that is transmitted through air, saliva, and direct contact with patients. In the Community Lead Total Sanitation (CLTS) targets, air quality in the house is an indicator leading to diphtheria incidence as its
Niken Istania Nuryanti +1 more
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A Case of <i>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</i> Native Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis Complicated by Shower Emboli. [PDF]
Infective endocarditis is a rare phenomenon that may have devastating consequences. While uncommon, the spectrum of causative organisms can include Corynebacterium species. Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis bears a high potential for systemic complications and overall mortality. We present a case of mitral and tricuspid native valve endocarditis
Mashayekan S, Chow T, Gupta J, Huang G.
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Differential diagnosis diphtheria adults
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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Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by a strain of Corynebacterium diphtheria and forms part of the childhood vaccine-preventable diseases. The Diphtheria vaccine is a component of one of the routine vaccines given to children thrice before their ...
Chinwendu E. Madubueze +2 more
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Mutation and Diversity of Diphtheria Toxin in Corynebacterium ulcerans
Corynebacterium ulcerans infection is emerging in humans. We conducted phylogenetic analyses of C. ulcerans and C. diptheriae, which revealed diverse diphtheria toxin in C. ulcerans.
Ken Otsuji +3 more
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RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [PDF]
Background: Diphtheria is a vaccine preventable disease. In the last 10 years a significant fluctuation of diphtheria incidence led to an outbreak reported in some developing countries. The aim of this study was to review about risk factors in developing
Aderia Rintani +4 more
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Diphtheria: A case series from West Maharashtra, India
Diphtheria is an acute infectious toxin mediated disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Effective vaccination has decreased the incidence of disease globally. However, despite of a full-fledged Universal Immunization Programme, the cases
Snehal Patil +3 more
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Rare manifestations of cutaneous diphtheria: a case report
Background This case report presents an exceptionally rare and atypical presentation of diphtheria in a 17-year-old female of Hausa ethnicity residing in an area with an elevated incidence within Kano State, Nigeria.
Salma Ali Suwaid +5 more
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GAMBARAN KARAKTERISTIK DAN STATUS IMUNISASI PENDERITA DIFTERI DI PROVINSI JAWA TIMUR TAHUN 2018
In 2016 East Java was the region with the highest cases of diphtheria, namely 209 cases with 6 deaths. In 2017 diphtheria cases in East Java increased to 460 cases with 16 deaths, and continued to increase in 2018, namely 758 cases with a death rate of 3
Dwi Rismayanti Wigrhadita
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TRPA1+αCGRP+ sensory neurons in the nodose ganglion detect external insults such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interact directly with pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs), promoting their activation and proliferation. This neural‐epithelial interaction amplifies lung inflammation.
Jie Chen +16 more
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