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The changing epidemiology of diphtheria in the United Kingdom, 2009 to 2017

BACKGROUND: Diphtheria is a potentially fatal disease caused by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. ulcerans or C. pseudotuberculosis. AIM: Our objective was to review the epidemiology of diphtheria in the United Kingdom (UK) and the impact of recent changes in public health managem...

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Autores principales: Gower, Charlotte M, Scobie, Antonia, Fry, Norman K, Litt, David J, Cameron, J Claire, Chand, Meera A, Brown, Colin S, Collins, Sarah, White, Joanne M, Ramsay, Mary E, Amirthalingam, Gayatri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7096772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32209165
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.11.1900462