Clinical presentation and predictors of hospital mortality of diphtheria in Nigeria, July 2023 to April 2024: a single-center study
- Published on 04/02/2025
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Alege Abdurrazzaq 1, Ibrahim Olayinka Rasheed 2, Ibraheem Rasheedat Mobolaji 3, Aladesua Olajide 1, Lugga Abubakar Sani 1, Yahaya Yunusa Yusuf 1, Sanda Abdallah 4, Suleiman Bello Muhammed 1
1 Department of Pediatrics Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina Nigeria
2 https://ror.org/04c8tz716 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Medicine University of Global Health Equity Kigali Rwanda
3 https://ror.org/045vatr18 Department of Pediatric and Child Health University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital & University of Ilorin Ilorin Nigeria
4 Department of Medical Microbiology Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina Nigeria
Abstract
Background Despite recurrent outbreaks of diphtheria in Nigeria, there is a lack of in-depth analysis of hospitalization outcomes. Herein, we describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory features associated with hospitalization outcomes (defined as death or discharge) during the recent diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria.
Methods This prospective observational study included 246 confirmed diphtheria cases managed in a dedicated isolation ward of a...
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