Diphtheria--the continuing hazard.

Archives of disease in childhood ·Vol. 63 ·No. 2 ·1988-02-00 ·Pages 194-5

Bowler IC, Mandal BK, Schlecht B, Riordan T

Abstract

An unimmunized schoolchild with no history of foreign travel developed severe diphtheria. Epidemiological investigations led to the discovery of a child in the same class with cutaneous diphtheria who had just returned from Bangladesh; this highlights the importance of swabbing all skin lesions acquired in endemic areas during any outbreak investigation.

MeSH Terms

Child Diphtheria/transmission England Humans Male Travel

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Bowler I C

Regional Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Monsall Hospital, Manchester.

Mandal B K

Schlecht B

Riordan T

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Archives of disease in childhood

Abbr.

Arch Dis Child

ISSN

1468-2044

DOI

10.1136/adc.63.2.194

Published

1988-02-00

Pages

194-5

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0372434

PMCID

PMC1778735

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/adc.63.2.194 PMC Full Text View journal details

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