Diphetria in a vaccinated adult in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Braz. j. microbiol
; 32(3): 236-239, July-Sept., 2001.
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RESUMO
In 1999, a case of diphtheria in a 32-year-old woman was reported. The patient developed a sore throat immediately after participating of a five-day meeting with European workers in Rio de Janeiro. Her history included complete pediatric immunization (DTP) and three doses of adult formulation tetanus and diphtheria toxoid (dT) two years earlier. Clinical diagnosis of diphtheria was not made until microbiologic examination of specimens confirmed toxigenicity of Corynebacterium diphtheriae var. gravis, a biotype currently found circulating within Europe where diphtheria remains epidemic. This case reinforces the potential susceptibility of Brazilian adults to epidemic diphtheria in the vaccine era.
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Assunto principal:
Técnicas In Vitro
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Imunização
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Infecções por Corynebacterium
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Difteria
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
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Article