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Diphtheria and the respiratory system: Lessons from 2015 Outbreak

Medeshni Annamalai

Abstract


 

South Africa experienced a diphtheria outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal Province between March and August 2015. Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease caused by the toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. 


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Medeshni Annamalai, University of KwaZulu Natal Stanger Regional Hospital

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Keywords

Corynebacterium diphtheria ; Pulmonary; Vaccination;

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African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine 2016;22(2):38. DOI:10.7196/SARJ.2016.v22i2.75

Article History

Date submitted: 2016-04-04
Date published: 2016-07-01

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