Diphtheria in an Adult: A Paradigm of Waning Immunity
In the past 10 years, there have been several reported cases of the existence of a vaccine-preventable disease from several Indian states. Diphtheria, re-emerge as a major public health problem as this fatal infection used to be noticed in toddlers and school-going has now been stated to occur amo...
Guardado en:
| Autores principales: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | article |
| Lenguaje: | EN |
| Publicado: |
JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/21483ea7ab2e4527ae44c29b2a54c4ed |
| Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
| Sumario: | In the past 10 years, there have been several reported cases of the existence of a vaccine-preventable disease from several Indian
states. Diphtheria, re-emerge as a major public health problem as this fatal infection used to be noticed in toddlers and school-going
has now been stated to occur amongst adults also despite the fully functional Universal Immunisation Program (UIP) in India. India
contributed about 53.9% of diphtheria cases globally in the year 2016. In cases, the reason for the upsurge could be attributed to
lack of proper immunisation or waning of vaccine-induced immunity with increasing age. Here, a case of a 24-year-old adult male was
reported who presented with acute membranous tonsillitis, a preliminary diagnosis made on physical examination. Corynaebacterium
diphtheriae was isolated. Finally, the isolate was confirmed as C. diphtheriae using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time
of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) system. |
|---|