Addressing Reemergence of Diphtheria among Adolescents through Program Integration in India

We report a diphtheria outbreak mostly among children (median 12 years; range 4–26 years) of a religious minority in urban India. Case-fatality rate (15%, 19/124) was higher among unimmunized patients (relative risk 4.1, 95% CI 1.5–11.7). We recommend mandating and integrating immunization into scho...

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Autores principales: Maramraj, Kiran Kumar, Latha, M.L. Kavitha, Reddy, Rukma, Sodha, Samir V., Kaur, Suneet, Dikid, Tanzin, Reddy, Sukrutha, Jain, S.K., Singh, Sujeet Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33622492
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.203205

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920661/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33622492
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.203205

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