Postexposure prophylaxis for occupational exposure to selected pathogens for healthcare personnel

A Han, DK Henderson - Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Early recognition and reporting of occupational exposures to pathogens with available
postexposure prophylaxis is key to mitigating the risk of transmission. Providers should be …

Phenotypic and genomic analysis of a large-scale Corynebacterium diphtheriae outbreak among migrant populations in Europe

A Hoefer, H Seth-Smith, F Palma, S Schindler… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background Increased numbers of cases of Corynebacterium diphtheriae infections were
diagnosed in migrant-related facilities of Europe since summer 2022. Most cases involved …

Infection by a multidrug-resistant Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain: prediction of virulence factors, CRISPR-Cas system analysis, and structural implications of …

MRB Araújo, FD Prates, JN Ramos, EG Sousa… - Functional & Integrative …, 2024 - Springer
Cases of diphtheria, even in immunized individuals, are still reported in several parts of the
world, including in Brazil. New outbreaks occur in Europe and other continents. In this …

[HTML][HTML] The rise of the throat distemper

A Hussain - Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diphtheria vaccination in the EPI program has controlled much of the childhood infection.
Nevertheless, sporadic adult cases of Diphtheria come up every now and then in Pakistan …

Re-emergence of Diphtheria. A Case Report in a Pediatric Emergency at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi

UK Shaikh, MA Bashir, S Laila… - Pakistan Journal of Medical …, 2024 - pjmhsonline.com
Re-emergence of Diphtheria. A Case Report in a Pediatric Emergency at a Tertiary Care
Hospital in Karachi Page 1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs02024182.cr1 CASE REPORT …