RT Book, Section
A1 Abreo, Andrew
A1 Wiedermann, Bernhard L.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182935685
T1 Diphtheria
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935685
RD 2024/04/25
AB Diphtheria  is  an  acute  infection  caused  by  Corynebacterium  diphtheriae.  The  incidence  of  diphtheria  is  inversely  related  to  the  percentage  of  immune  individuals  in  an  area,  and  it  remains  endemic  in  countries  without  effective  immunization  programs.  The  incidence  of  diphtheria  in  the  United  States  has  declined  dramatically  since  aggressive  immunization  efforts  were  begun  in  1980.  Concurrently,  diphtheria  shifted  from  a  disease  of  children  to  a  disease  of  adults  with  waning  immunity.  The  potential  for  outbreaks  continues,  however,  if  segments  of  a  community  are  not  immunized.