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1201. Diphtheria in Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 2000-2021

BACKGROUND: Diphtheria is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and can cause respiratory or skin infections. Transmission occurs primarily person-to-person via respiratory tract and rarely from skin lesions or fomites. In the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), we perform surveillance for nationa...

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Autores principales: Schirmer, Patricia, Lucero-Obusan, Cynthia A, Sharma, Aditya, Oda, Gina, Holodniy, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8644417/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1393