Detection of Diphtheritic Polyneuropathy by Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance, India
Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. We present a retrospective convenience case series of 15 children (6 girls) <15 years of age (mean age 5.2 years, case-fatality rate 53%, and 1 additional case-patient...
Main Authors: | Farrah J. Mateen, Sunil Bahl, Ajay Khera, Roland W. Sutter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0117_article |
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