Clinical features and predictors of diphtheritic cardiomyopathy in Vietnamese children.
BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of antitoxin and antibiotics, the mortality rate for diphtheria remains high, mostly because of cardiac complications. METHODS: During 1 year, 154 Vietnamese children with diphtheria admitted to a referral hospital were studied prospectively with clinical examin...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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