Imported Cutaneous Diphtheria, United Kingdom

Cutaneous diphtheria is endemic in tropical countries but unusual in the United Kingdom. Four cases occurred in the United Kingdom within 2 months in 2002. Because cutaneous diphtheria causes outbreaks of both cutaneous and pharyngeal forms, early diagnosis is essential for implementing control meas...

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Autores principales: de Benoist, Anne-Claire, White, Joanne Margaret, Efstratiou, Androulla, Kelly, Carole, Mann, Ginder, Nazareth, Bernadette, Irish, Charles James, Kumar, Deepti, Crowcroft, Natasha Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15109425
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030524
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author de Benoist, Anne-Claire
White, Joanne Margaret
Efstratiou, Androulla
Kelly, Carole
Mann, Ginder
Nazareth, Bernadette
Irish, Charles James
Kumar, Deepti
Crowcroft, Natasha Sarah
author_facet de Benoist, Anne-Claire
White, Joanne Margaret
Efstratiou, Androulla
Kelly, Carole
Mann, Ginder
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Irish, Charles James
Kumar, Deepti
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description Cutaneous diphtheria is endemic in tropical countries but unusual in the United Kingdom. Four cases occurred in the United Kingdom within 2 months in 2002. Because cutaneous diphtheria causes outbreaks of both cutaneous and pharyngeal forms, early diagnosis is essential for implementing control measures; high diphtheria vaccination coverage must also be maintained.
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spelling pubmed-33227862012-04-16 Imported Cutaneous Diphtheria, United Kingdom de Benoist, Anne-Claire White, Joanne Margaret Efstratiou, Androulla Kelly, Carole Mann, Ginder Nazareth, Bernadette Irish, Charles James Kumar, Deepti Crowcroft, Natasha Sarah Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Cutaneous diphtheria is endemic in tropical countries but unusual in the United Kingdom. Four cases occurred in the United Kingdom within 2 months in 2002. Because cutaneous diphtheria causes outbreaks of both cutaneous and pharyngeal forms, early diagnosis is essential for implementing control measures; high diphtheria vaccination coverage must also be maintained. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3322786/ /pubmed/15109425 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030524 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Crowcroft, Natasha Sarah
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title_short Imported Cutaneous Diphtheria, United Kingdom
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topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3322786/
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