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Seroprevalence of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis antibodies and Tdap vaccination in pregnant women in Greece – A cross- sectional study

Published on 01/04/2025 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Papailiou, S. et al. | Vaccine 2024; 42(26): 126435 4 min.

s We performed a cross- sectional study in two maternity hospitals in Athens, Greece between 2017 and 2019 assessing seroprevalence and Geometric Mean Titres (GMTs) of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus antibodies in pregnant women and recorded adherence to Greek National Immunization...

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Risk factors of diphtheria outbreak in damt district of Al Dhalea Governorate, 2023 -Yemen: a case–control study

Published on 04/03/2025 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Shedaiwah Sameer et al. | BMC Infectious Diseases 2024; 24(1): 1025 5 min.

Diphtheria is an acute disease caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae mainly affects the upper respiratory tract (tonsils, pharynx, larynx, nose) [1]. Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease but multiple doses and booster doses are necessary to establish and maintain immunity...

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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 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Alege Abdurrazzaq et al. | BMC Infectious Diseases 2024; 25(1): 8 5 min.

Diphtheria is a potentially life-threatening infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae [1]. The re-emergence of the disease continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality, especially in low- and middle-income countries, including Nigeria [2, 3–4]....

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Toxigenic cutaneous diphtheria without recent travel, Sydney, Australia, 2022

Published on 03/09/2024 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Caitlin Swift et al. | The Medical journal of Australia 2024; 220(3): 126-8 1 min.

A 58‐year‐old man attended a Sydney outpatient dermatology clinic in November 2022 for a lesion on the vertex of the scalp, enlarging over 3 years. On examination, elevated rolled edges with a large central haemorrhagic crust suggestive of basal cell carcinoma were observed; however, the...

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Locally acquired respiratory diphtheria in Australia

Published on 19/12/2023 |  Original article (Abstract)  | Simon Smith et al. | The Medical journal of Australia 2023; 218(10): 446-8 1 min.

A 32‐year‐old woman from a remote Indigenous community in Far North Queensland presented to her local health clinic with a one‐day history of odynophagia. She had suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus, reported no recent travel, and had received five diphtheria‐containing...

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