Epidemiology of three cases of severe diphtheria in finnish patients with low antitoxin antibody levels

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 705-710

  Lumio, J ^a   Olander R ^b   Groundstroem, K ^a   Suomalainen, P ^c   Honkanen, T ^d   Vuopio Varkila, J ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITOXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; ROXITHROMYCIN; TRIPLE VACCINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DEATH; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USSR;

ADULT; CLINDAMYCIN; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHROMYCIN; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034749061     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100594     Document Type: Article

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