Diphtheria Remains a Threat to the Health System Even in the Era of Vaccination: A Cross-sectional Observational Study from Karnataka, India

Introduction: Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by a gram-positive facultatively anaerobic bacilli, Corynebacterium (C.) diphtheriae. The present health statistics and data from the few studies that have been carried out suggest that our war with this disease is still going on and is far fr...

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Main Authors: Laxmi Kamath, L Ramitha, Vinod Ratageri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/17548/59627_CE[Ra1]_F(IS)_PF1_(JY_KM_OM)_PN(OM).pdf