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Surveillance of diphtheria in the Netherlands between 2000–2021: cutaneous diphtheria supersedes the respiratory form

BACKGROUND: Diphtheria is a severe respiratory or cutaneous infectious disease, caused by exotoxin producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis. Diphtheria is once again prevalent due to breakdown of immunisation programmes, social disruption and unrest. AIM: This stu...

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Autores principales: Elsinga, Jelte, van Meijeren, Dimphey, Reubsaet, Frans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10283224/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37344769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08388-5