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Seroprevalence of antibodies against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis among healthy Thai adolescents

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of antibodies against of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis among Thai adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Thai adolescents aged 11–20 years who had completed five doses of ...
Pimpika Hanvatananukul, Chanidapa Prasarakee, Saowalak Sarachai, Linda Aurpibul, Kamolrawee Sintupat, Ratchaneekorn Khampan, Jutamad Saheng, Tavitiya Sudjaritruk   +7 more
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Tox-positive Corynebacterium ulcerans in hedgehogs, Germany

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
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, Alexandra Dangel, Martin Peters, Kristin Mühldorfer, Silke Braune, Tobias Eisenberg, Claudia A. Szentiks, Jörg Rau, Regina Konrad, Stefan Hörmansdorfer, Nikolaus Ackermann, Andreas Sing   +11 more
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A clinical profile of severe diphtheria in pediatric intensive care units of North India: A single-center, prospective observational study

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2022
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, Atul Kumar, Sandhya Chauhan   +2 more
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Adult cutaneous diphtheria in Poland – a case report and literature overview

Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis, 2023
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, Magda Bichalska-Lach, Bartosz Bichalski, Marek Rudzki, Dariusz Waniczek   +4 more
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THE MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF DIPHTHERIA CASES IN SURABAYA (2017-2018)

Jurnal Biometrika dan Kependudukan, 2021
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, Lucia Yovita Hendrati, Yudied Agung Mirasa   +2 more
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Multilocus sequence types of invasive Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in the Rio de Janeiro urban area, Brazil [PDF]

, 2012
Invasive infections caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae in vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals have been reported increasingly. In this study we used multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to study genetic relationships between six invasive strains of
Azevedo, V., Baldwin, Adam, Bolt, F., Dowson, Christopher G., Guiso, N., Hirata, R., Mattos-Guaraldi, A. L., Miyoshi, A., Pacheco, L. G. C., Rosso, M. L., Santos, L. S., Soares, S. C., Viguetti, S. Z.   +12 more
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Post vaccinal temporary sensorineural hearing loss [PDF]

, 2018
In our systematic research we identified four studies concerning the onset of neurological adverse events following vaccination and two excluding this association.
De Cesare, Donato Pompeo, De Marco, Federica, Di Folco, Francesco, Di Luca, Natale Mario, Massoni, Francesco, Ricci, Serafino, Sacco, Carmina, Tomei, Francesco, Tomei, Gianfranco   +8 more
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Determination of diphtheria risk indicators based on the study of antidiphtheria immunity in the population of Dnipropetrovsk region

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2021
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, H.О. Revenko, V.V. Маvrutenkov, О.P. Shtepa, V.H. Rezvykh, О.V. Kuzmenko, I.P. Belova   +6 more
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Human antibodies neutralizing diphtheria toxin in vitro and in vivo

Scientific Reports, 2020
Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The bacterium primarily infects the throat and upper airways and the produced diphtheria toxin (DT), which binds to the elongation factor 2 and blocks protein synthesis, can ...
E. Wenzel, Margarita Bosnak, R. Tierney, M. Schubert, Jeffrey Brown, S. Dübel, A. Efstratiou, D. Sesardic, P. Stickings, M. Hust   +9 more
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Circulation of pertussis and poor protection against diphtheria among middle-aged adults in 18 European countries

Nature Communications, 2020
Reported incidence of pertussis in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) varies and may not reflect the real situation, while vaccine-induced protection against diphtheria and tetanus seems sufficient.
G. Berbers, P. V. van Gageldonk, J. Kassteele, U. Wiedermann, I. Desombere, T. Dalby, J. Toubiana, S. Tsiodras, Ildikó Paluska Ferencz, Kathryn Mullan, A. Griškevičius, T. Kolupajeva, D. Vestrheim, P. Palminha, O. Popovici, L. Wehlin, T. Kastrin, L. Maďarová, H. Campbell, C. Ködmön, S. Bacci, A. Barkoff, Qiushui He, Jeffrey Marjan Elske Fiona Joanna Denis Charlotte Sværke S van Vliet Bogaard van Loghem van der Klis Jasinska, J. van Vliet, Marjan Bogaard, Elske van Loghem, F. R. van der Klis, J. Jasińska, D. Piérard, C. Jørgensen, S. Brisse, V. Rapti, Z. Molnár, Deirdre Burke, V. Lipnickiene, J. Galajeva, A. Aase, S. Moura, M. Leuștean, M. Brytting, M. Vitek, M. Avdičová, G. Amirthalingam, J. Mertsola   +44 more
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