Open AccessThe outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Ramadhan Tosepu,
Joko Gunawan,
Devi Savitri Effendy,
La Ode Ali Imran Ahmad,
Amrin Farzan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.249.16629
Subject(s) - diphtheria , medicine , outbreak , corynebacterium diphtheriae , corynebacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , pediatrics , environmental health , bacteria , virology , vaccination , genetics , biology
Diptheria is commonly caused by the aerobic gram-positive bacteria, corynebacterium diphtheria . We herein report an unusual case of diphtheria outbreak in Indonesia in 2017 and its possible causes and current management.