Diphtheria in two pregnant in the context of the epidemic in Venezuela

Ana Carvajal; Silvana Vielma; Carballo Martín; Pedro José Quijada; José Manuel Barboza; José Gregorio Martínez; María Eugenia Landaeta; Virginia Urbaneja

Diphtheria in two pregnant in the context of the epidemic in Venezuela

Authors

Ana Carvajal
Silvana Vielma
Carballo Martín
Pedro José Quijada
José Manuel Barboza
José Gregorio Martínez
María Eugenia Landaeta
Virginia Urbaneja

Keywords:

Diphtheria, pregnancy, tonsillar membranes, severe disease, diphtheria toxin

Abstract

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.

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Carvajal, A., Vielma, S., Martín, C., Quijada, P. J., Barboza, J. M., Martínez, J. G., … Urbaneja, V. (2021). Diphtheria in two pregnant in the context of the epidemic in Venezuela. Gaceta Médica De Caracas, 129(3), 676–684. Retrieved from https://saber.ucv.ve/ojs/index.php/rev_gmc/article/view/22889