| Autor: |
Lahari, Saikia, Reema, Nath, Naba Jyoti, Saikia, Gargi, Choudhury, Mili, Sarkar |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 41(3) |
| ISSN: |
0125-1562 |
| Popis: |
Between May and July 2009 there was a small outbreak of diphtheria in adults in Assam, India, with 13 confirmed cases, 8 males and 5 females. The mean age of the confirmed patients was 21.8 +/- 10.5 years. Common signs and symptoms of these patients included low grade fever, sore throat and pseudomembranes on the tonsils. The case fatality rate was 30.8%. Neurological complications were observed in one case. None of the patients received antidiphtheric serum (ADS) since none was available. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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