Incidence of cutaneous diphtheria in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
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1983 Dec; 9(2): 49-53
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-306
ABSTRACT
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (C. diphtheriae) was isolated from 23 (7%) skin ulcers out of 327 cases studied. Eight (33%) of the 23 positive cases belonged to the age group of 6 to 10 years. Of the 19 strains of C. diphtheriae typed, 18 (95%) were gravis and of which 14 (77%) were toxigenic. More than 90% of the C. diphtheriae positive ulcer cases had serum anti-toxin level at or above the protective level as against 49% of control. No diphtheria bacilli were isolated from throat of any of the skin positive cases. All the ulcers from which C. diphtheriae were isolated also harboured other definite wound pathogens. It is believed that the presence of toxigenic C. diphtheriae in skin wound might play an important role in the spread of faucial diphtheriae. It is evident from serum anti-toxin level that infected persons develop natural immunity.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Skin Ulcer
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Bangladesh
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Humans
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Diphtheria Antitoxin
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Diphtheria
Type of study:
Incidence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Year:
1983
Type:
Article
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