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A CASE REPORT OF ACUTE DIPHTHERIA INFECTION WITH COVID-19 SEVERE PNEUMONIA
Critical Care Medicine ; 50:122-122, 2022.
Article in English | Academic Search Complete | ID: covidwho-1598105
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After securing airway with tracheostomy 6.0, throat examination revealed purulent yellow grey membrane in the throat and tonsils for which throat swabs culture was sent which later came positive for I Corynebacterium diphtheria i and child was shifted to PICU for further management. There is an emergent need esp in the LMIC for highlighting the importance of primary immunization in children at government level esp for the preventable diseases like diphtheria and other preventable communicable diseases. B

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b SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) is responsible for more than 176 million infections and over 3.8 million deaths worldwide, with a wide range of clinical spectrum, including mild, moderate, and severe which vary from patient to patient. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Academic Search Complete Type of study: Case report Language: English Journal: Critical Care Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article