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Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India

Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. We present a retrospective convenience case series of 15 children (6 girls) <15 years of age (mean age 5.2 years, case-fatality rate 53%, and 1 additional case-patient...

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Autores principales: Mateen, Farrah J., Bahl, Sunil, Khera, Ajay, Sutter, Roland W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23965520
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1909.130117