Molecular and epidemiologic characterization of the diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela
Molecular and epidemiologic characterization of the diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela
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Strauss, Ricardo A. , Herrera-Leon, Laura , Guillén, Ana C. , Castro, Julio S. , Lorenz, Eva , Carvajal, Ana , Hernandez, Elizabeth , Navas, Trina , Vielma, Silvana , Lopez, Neiris , Lopez, Maria G. , Aurenty, Lisbeth , Navas, Valeria , Rosas, Maria A. , Drummond, Tatiana , Martínez, José G. , Hernández, Erick , Bertuglia, Francis , Andrade, Omaira , Torres, Jaime , May, Jürgen , Herrera-Leon, Silvia and Eibach, Daniel
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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In 2016, Venezuela faced a large diphtheria outbreak that extended until 2019. Nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal samples were prospectively collected from 51 suspected cases and retrospective data from 348 clinical records was retrieved from 14 hospitals between November 2017 and November 2018. Confirmed pathogenic
Corynebactrium
isolates were...
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Molecular and epidemiologic characterization of the diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela
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Author / Creator
Herrera-Leon, Laura
Guillén, Ana C.
Castro, Julio S.
Lorenz, Eva
Carvajal, Ana
Hernandez, Elizabeth
Navas, Trina
Vielma, Silvana
Lopez, Neiris
Lopez, Maria G.
Aurenty, Lisbeth
Navas, Valeria
Rosas, Maria A.
Drummond, Tatiana
Martínez, José G.
Hernández, Erick
Bertuglia, Francis
Andrade, Omaira
Torres, Jaime
May, Jürgen
Herrera-Leon, Silvia
Eibach, Daniel
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ec52c6b1977044c98aa3f84f9f89a1e6
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ec52c6b1977044c98aa3f84f9f89a1e6
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-021-85957-1
