A case of fulminant respiratory diphtheria in a 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022: a case report

Purpose Raising awareness of respiratory diphtheria and for the importance of early antitoxin administration. Methods Report of a case of fulminant, imported respiratory diphtheria in an otherwise healthy 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022. Result This was the first case of respirator...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection 2023-04, Vol.51 (2), p.489-495
Hauptverfasser:	Traugott, M. T., Pleininger, S., Inschlag-Tisch, S., Eder, B., Seitz, T., Merrelaar, A., Reiß-Kornfehl, J., Fussi, J., Schindler, S., Blaschitz, M., Heger, F., Indra, A., Karolyi, M., Staudacher, M., Oelschlaegel, T., Hoepler, W., Neuhold, S., Wenisch, C.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibiotics Antitoxins Austria Bronchoscopy Case Report Case reports Corynebacterium diphtheriae Diphtheria Diphtheria - diagnosis Diphtheria - drug therapy Diphtheria Antitoxin Endoscopy Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Family Medicine General Practice Hospitals Humans Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Medical imaging Medicine Medicine & Public Health Membranes Otolaryngology Polymerase chain reaction Refugees Sepsis Young Adult
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