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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021
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| 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 |