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Tox-positive Corynebacterium ulcerans in hedgehogs, Germany
Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans may cause both respiratory and cutaneous diphtheria in humans. As a zoonotic emerging pathogen it has been isolated from a wide variety of animals living in captivity, such as livestock, pet, zoo and research animals ...
Anja Berger+11 more
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Evaluation of the immune response to diphtheria and tetanus toxoids by the serological methods
Scientific relevance. Currently, two types of methods are used to evaluate the potency of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids: the gold standard, which involves administering toxins to immunised animals, and serological methods, which involve quantifying ...
Е. I. Komarovskaya, A. A. Soldatov
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A historical review of experimental imaging of the beating heart coronary microcirculation in vivo
Intravital imaging of the beating heart microcirculation in vivo has been challenging. The past 50 years has seen changes in ways to both stabilise and image the heart with a shift from learning about coronary vascular anatomy and physiology to the role of thromboinflammation and other microcirculatory disturbances in cardiovascular disease.
Neena Kalia
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Background: In industrialised countries diphtheria is a rare but still life-threatening disease with a recent increase in cases due to migration and zoonotic aspects.
Anja Berger+3 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.
Rahul Jaiswal+2 more
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Adult cutaneous diphtheria in Poland – a case report and literature overview
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) is the primary pathogen causing diphtheria, which basically exists in two forms: nasopharyngeal and cutaneous. According to a commonly introduced vaccination programme against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Jakub Fick+4 more
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Abstract Reducing neonatal and child mortality is a global priority. In countries without comprehensive vital registration data to inform policy and planning, statistical modelling is used to estimate the distribution of key causes of death. This modelling presents challenges given that the input data are few, noisy, often not nationally representative
Amy R. Mulick+5 more
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THE MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF DIPHTHERIA CASES IN SURABAYA (2017-2018)
Diphtheria is an acute disease that attacks the airways and causes deaths. The risk factors for diphtheria are low Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus (DPT) immunization coverage and an unhealthy home environment.
Adelita Setiawan+2 more
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Background. Vaccination is the most effective part of primary prevention. Serological monitoring of infectious diseases covered by national immunization programs is very important as it provides up-to-date information on the burden of the infection and ...
І.V. Budaieva+6 more
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The Influence of Immunization and Population Density to Diphtheria’s Prevalence
Background: The south-east Asia region had contributed the highest cases of diphtheria in the worldwide, and Indonesia had the second highest insidence of diphtheria in the worldwide after India.
Dwi Elsa Mardiana
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