Open AccessDiphtheria in two pregnant in the context of the epidemic in Venezuela
Author(s) -
Ana Carvajal,
Silvana Vielma,
Carballo Martín,
Pedro José Quijada,
José Manuel Barboza,
José Gregório Martínez,
María Eugenia Landaeta,
Virginia Urbaneja
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gaceta médica de caracas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2739-0012
pISSN - 0367-4762
DOI - 10.47307/gmc.2021.129.3.15
Subject(s) - diphtheria , corynebacterium diphtheriae , outbreak , diphtheria toxin , context (archaeology) , virology , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , disease , vaccination , toxin , paleontology
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae that encodes diphtheria toxin (DT) in susceptible human subjects during an outbreak. Venezuela has experienced a widespread resurgence of diphtheria since early 2016.