The outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia

Diptheria is commonly caused by the aerobic gram-positive bacteria, corynebacterium diphtheria. We herein report an unusual case of diphtheria outbreak in Indonesia in 2017 and its possible causes and current management.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tosepu, Ramadhan, Gunawan, Joko, Effendy, Devi Savitri, Ahmad, La Ode Ali Imran, Farzan, Amrin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018
Materias:
Letter to the Editors
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6691314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31448005
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.249.16629
Descripción
Sumario:Diptheria is commonly caused by the aerobic gram-positive bacteria, corynebacterium diphtheria. We herein report an unusual case of diphtheria outbreak in Indonesia in 2017 and its possible causes and current management.

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