Diphtheria re-emerges in the unimmunized.

Paul Anderson; Matthew Solomon; Sidhartha Ramlatchan; Paul Banerjee; Latha Ganti; Latha Ganti

doi:10.1016/J.IDCR.2020.E01020

Diphtheria re-emerges in the unimmunized.

Paul Anderson
, Matthew Solomon
, Sidhartha Ramlatchan
, Paul Banerjee
, Latha Ganti
, Latha Ganti

Mercer University
Brown University
Drexel University
Coliseum Medical Centers Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Mercer School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA
University of Central Florida

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Original language	American English
Journal	IDCases
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IDCR.2020.E01020
State	Published - Jan 1 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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