Diphtheria in urban slums in north India.
We recorded a reappearance of cases of microbiologically confirmed diphtheria in a tertiary care hospital in north India. Poor immunisation coverage, population migrations, and overcrowded urban slums may be contributory factors.
Lodha
R
R
Dash
N R
NR
Kapil
A
A
Kabra
S K
SK
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D014504:Urban Health; D014611:Vaccination
D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid