Diphtheria: The patch remains

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 807-810

  Nandi, Raj ^a   De, Mriganka ^b,d   Browning, Simon ^b   Purkayastha, Prabhati ^c   Bhattacharjee, A K ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Immunisation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPHTHERIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PHARYNGITIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TONSIL DISEASE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA ANTITOXIN; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0142231551     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503770716250     Document Type: Article

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