Diphtheria resurgence in India: A case study from south Karnataka
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a gram-positive bacillus with characteristic polar metachromatic granules. It was a significant public health problem, infecting the throat and upper airways and producing a highly potent exotoxin but with the advent of diphtheria vaccine, cases have rapidly decreased....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=11;spage=5776;epage=5778;aulast=Gupta |