title: The changing epidemiology of diphtheria in the past two centuries.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich. AvG@immv.unizh.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Graevenitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003906:Developing Countries; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid / Q000266:history; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid