Cutaneous ulcers revealing diphtheria: A re-emerging disease imported from Indian Ocean countries?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.04.024
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Diphtheria due to Corynebacteriumdiphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) has become rare in developed countries. In France only 10 cases of toxigenic diphtheria have been reported since 1989, in all cases causing pharyngitis and all emanating from endemic… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; indian ocean; ocean countries; cutaneous ulcers ... See more keywords
Corrigendum to "Trends in childhood vaccine purchase costs in the US public sector: 1996-2014" [Vaccine 34 (2016) 4706-4711].
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.010
Abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.010 0264-410X/ 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. DOI of original article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.08.012 ⇑ Corresponding author at: Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St AHC5, Miami, FL 33199, USA. E-mail address: [email protected] (W. Chen). Fig.… read more here.
Keywords: purchase; 1996 2014; diphtheria; vaccine 2016 ... See more keywords
Leveraging serology to titrate immunisation programme functionality for diphtheria in Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268822000097
Abstract: Abstract Diphtheria is a potentially devastating disease whose epidemiology remains poorly described in many settings, including Madagascar. Diphtheria vaccination is delivered in combination with pertussis and tetanus antigens and coverage of this vaccine is often… read more here.
Keywords: serology; diphtheria; children aged; pertussis ... See more keywords
Safety and immunogenicity of an indigenously developed tetanus toxoid, diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) in adults, adolescents, and children in India.
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DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2188942
Abstract: BACKGROUND This study assessed safety and immunogenicity of Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd (SIIPL)'s tetanus toxoid (TT), diphtheria toxoid (DT), and acellular pertussis booster vaccine (Tdap). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this Phase II/III,… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; vaccination; immunogenicity; tdap ... See more keywords
The Tyranny of Distance: The Treatment and Prevention of Diphtheria in Middle Canada, 1894–1920
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DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/jrac016
Abstract: ABSTRACT:Before 1900, diphtheria was a deadly infection in Canadian children. Clinical trials in Europe demonstrated that “antitoxin” decreased mortality of the disease. Canadian physicians first utilized the new medication in 1894 and found it most… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; treatment prevention; prevention diphtheria; diphtheria middle ... See more keywords
Safety and immunogenicity of tetanus/diphtheria vaccination in patients with rheumatic diseases-a prospective multi-centre cohort study.
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DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez045
Abstract: OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess the safety and immunogenicity of a diphtheria/tetanus vaccine booster dose in three different patient groups with rheumatic diseases on a variety of immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory medications compared with healthy controls (HCs). METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; rheumatic diseases; safety immunogenicity; vaccination ... See more keywords
Diphtheria update
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DOI: 10.1097/01.nurse.0000918540.45884.d3
Abstract: Abstract: Travelers from parts of the world where diphtheria is endemic and vaccines are underutilized may carry diphtheria and become ill. This article provides an overview of diphtheria as well as management updates that are… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria update; diphtheria;
Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Diphtheria Toxin, the tox Operon, and Its Regulation by Fe2+ Activation of apo-DtxR.
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DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0063-2019
Abstract: Diphtheria is one of the most well studied of all the bacterial infectious diseases. These milestone studies of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae along with its primary virulence determinant, diphtheria toxin, have established the paradigm for the… read more here.
Keywords: activation apo; regulation; corynebacterium diphtheriae; diphtheria toxin ... See more keywords
Active Circulation of Corynebacterium ulcerans among Nonhuman Primates
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00894-22
Abstract: C. ulcerans represents an emerging zoonotic agent of diphtheria, but little is known about its transmission or maintenance among animal reservoirs. In these studies, we identified diphtheria outbreaks among both outdoor- and indoor-housed rhesus macaques… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; corynebacterium; among nonhuman; ulcerans among ... See more keywords
A case of respiratory toxigenic diphtheria: contact tracing results and considerations following a 30-year disease-free interval, Catalonia, Spain, 2015
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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2018.23.13.17-00183
Abstract: In May 2015, following a 30-year diphtheria-free interval in Catalonia, an unvaccinated 6-year-old child was diagnosed with diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. After a difficult search for equine-derived diphtheria antitoxin (DAT), the child received… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; free interval; year; case ... See more keywords
Diphtheria in the WHO European Region, 2010 to 2019
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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.8.2100058
Abstract: Background Diphtheria is uncommon in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. Nevertheless, sporadic cases, sometimes fatal, continue to be reported. Aim To report on diphtheria cases and coverage with first and third doses of… read more here.
Keywords: diphtheria; coverage; dtp3 coverage; region ... See more keywords